Golden
Pierogies Potato and Onion
No added sugar
Chipotle chicken mac n' cheese
DLimit GoutMarket grade · Limit · #16 of 38 frozen dinners and entrees we grade
Better-rated on this shelf
We earn a commission when you buy through paid links on this page, at no extra cost to you. It never changes a rating or a ranking. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. How we stay independent.
Check price at Amazon Paid link Check price at Walmart
Better-rated swaps
Same shelf, a better grade. Ranked by gout rating only.
Beecher's
Beechers mac & cheese world's best
No added sugar
Amy's
Brown Rice Black-Eyed Peas and Veggies in a Flavorful Tamari Ginger Sauce
No added sugar
Purine and sugar, by the numbers
| Serving | 1 bowl (227 g) |
|---|---|
| Purine per serving | about 50 mg, at most 146 mg (36% of the 400 mg daily guide) |
| Purine per 100 g | at most 64 mg |
| Purine before GoutSafe's weighting | at most 173 mg per serving |
| Main purine source | cooked chicken breast |
| Fructose per serving | 0.5 g |
| Added sugar per serving | 0.9 g |
| Total sugar per serving | 5 g |
Where the purine comes from
| Ingredient | Matched GoutSafe food | Purine in that food, per 100 g | Share of the product | Purine at that share, per serving | Counted in the worst case |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grilled seasoned chicken | cooked chicken breast (C) | 175 mg | up to 33% | 133 mg | 133 mg |
| tubetti pasta | bread flour (A) | 26 mg | up to 100% | 59 mg | 11 mg |
| tamari sauce | soy sauce (shoyu) (A) | 50 mg | up to 2% | 2 mg | 1 mg |
| rice starch | uncooked white rice (A) | 33 mg | up to 2% | 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| milk | 2% milk (A) | 1 mg | up to 50% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| white cheddar cheese | cheddar cheese (A) | 7 mg | up to 25% | 4 mg | under 1 mg |
| corn tortilla | corn (A) | 12 mg | up to 20% | 5 mg | under 1 mg |
| panko breadcrumbs | bread flour (A) | 26 mg | up to 13% | 7 mg | under 1 mg |
| sun dried tomatoes | tomatoes (A) | 7 mg | up to 0.5% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| onions | onions (A) | 2 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| red bell peppers | red and green bell peppers (A) | 1 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| potato flour | bread flour (A) | 26 mg | up to 2% | 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| parmesan cheese | parmesan cheese (A) | 13 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
| green onions | onions (A) | 2 mg | up to 2% | under 1 mg | under 1 mg |
Purine values come from each matched food's page on GoutSafe. Shares come from label order: US labels list ingredients by weight, so the second ingredient is at most half the product, and anything after "2% or less" is at most 2%. The worst case fills the most purine-dense ingredients to their full share first, until the shares reach the whole product, then applies GoutSafe's weighting by source, which counts plant purines at 0.3, dairy at 0 and organ meat at 1.3 because they raise uric acid by different amounts. The grade uses that worst case. How we rate.
Why it's rated D
- About 50 mg of purine per serving, and at most 146 mg (36% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from chicken breast (cooked). Source on GoutSafe.
- The Nutrition Facts panel lists 0.9 g of added sugar per serving, about half of it fructose. Source on GoutSafe.
Estimated from the ingredient label. Labels list ingredients by weight but rarely give amounts, so we grade on the most purine the label allows, which can read stricter than the real recipe and never safer. Sugar comes from the Nutrition Facts panel. How we rate.
What's on the label
Ingredients: TUBETTI PASTA (WATER, DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR), MILK, GRILLED SEASONED CHICKEN (CHICKEN WHITE MEAT, WATER, POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), CORN TORTILLA (YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SEA SALT), HEAVY CREAM, UNSALTED BUTTER, PANKO BREADCRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT), WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF: CHIPOTLE ADOBO PUREE (WATER, CHIPOTLE CHILE, WHITE VINEGAR, SUN DRIED TOMATOES, SUGAR, SALT, ONION, GARLIC POWDER), ONIONS, RED BELL PEPPERS, POTATO FLOUR, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), GREEN ONIONS, TAMARI SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, VINEGAR), RICE STARCH, SALT, GARLIC, PAPRIKA, BROWN SUGAR, CORN STARCH, SPICE, HONEY, PARSLEY.
Serving: 1 bowl (227 g). Added sugar: 0.9 g per serving. Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2669830), dated 2023-11-16. UPC 891627002948. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.
Where to buy
Check price at Amazon Paid link Check price at Walmart
Prices change often, so we don't show them. The rating is the same whichever store you pick.