H-E-B

Pita Chips

CModerate GoutMarket grade · #8 of 8 on the pita chips shelf

Is H-E-B Pita Chips OK for gout?

In moderation. It rates C (Moderate), held there by ultra-processing.

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Purine and sugar, by the numbers

Serving1 serving (30 g)
Purine per servingabout 9 mg, at most 20 mg (5% of the 400 mg daily guide)
Purine per 100 gat most 68 mg
Purine before GoutSafe's weightingat most 26 mg per serving
Main purine sourcedried yeast
Fructose per serving0.5 g
Added sugar per serving0.4 g
Total sugar per serving1 g

Where the purine comes from

IngredientMatched GoutSafe foodPurine in that food, per 100 gShare of the productPurine at that share, per servingCounted in the worst case
torula yeast dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 5% 13 mg 13 mg
yeast dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 2% 5 mg 5 mg
enriched wheat flour bread flour (A) 26 mg up to 100% 8 mg 2 mg
malted barley flour barley (A) 44 mg up to 20% 3 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%. Plain yeast and hops count at no more than 2% and yeast extract at no more than 5% wherever they sit, since recipes use them in small amounts. 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 C

  • Open Food Facts classes it as ultra-processed (NOVA 4), and GoutSafe's rule keeps ultra-processed foods at Moderate (C) or below. Source on GoutSafe.
  • About 9 mg of purine per serving, and at most 20 mg (5% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from dried yeast. Source on GoutSafe.
  • The Nutrition Facts panel lists 0.4 g of added sugar per serving, a trace. Source on GoutSafe.
  • Torula yeast is one of the most purine-dense ingredients there is, at 847 mg per 100 g dried. 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: Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Amylase, Folic Acid), Mid-Oleic Sunflower Oil And/Or High-Oleic Sunflower Oil (Rosemary Extract And Ascorbic Acid [To Preserve Freshness]), Seasoning (Corn Maltodextrin, Garlic Powder, Salt, Torula Yeast, Sugar, Dehydrated Parsley, Natural Flavor, Onion Powder, Spices, Extractive Of Turmeric), Yeast, Malted Barley Flour, Sea Salt, Sugar.

Serving: 1 serving (30 g). Added sugar: 0.4 g per serving. Label from Open Food Facts, dated 2024-10-11. UPC 041220804917. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.

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