Thomas'

Plain Bagels

CModerate GoutMarket grade · #12 of 14 on the bagels shelf

Is Thomas' Plain Bagels 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 bagel (95 g)
Purine per servingabout 9 mg, at most 26 mg (7% of the 400 mg daily guide)
Purine per 100 gat most 28 mg
Purine before GoutSafe's weightingat most 50 mg per serving
Main purine sourcedried yeast
Fructose per serving3 g
Added sugar per serving5 g
Total sugar per serving6 g

The weighted figure is lower than the one before weighting because GoutSafe counts purine from plants at a fraction of the same amount from meat or fish. The grade uses the weighted figure.

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
yeast dried yeast (D) 847 mg up to 2% 16 mg 16 mg
malted barley flour barley (A) 44 mg up to 50% 21 mg 6 mg
enriched wheat flour bread flour (A) 26 mg up to 50% 12 mg 3 mg
sesame seeds tahini (A) 37 mg up to 7.1% 3 mg under 1 mg
wheat gluten bread flour (A) 26 mg up to 20% 5 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 26 mg (7% of the 400 mg daily guide), mostly from dried yeast. Source on GoutSafe.
  • The Nutrition Facts panel lists 5 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: ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, REDUCED IRON, NIACIN THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WATER, SUGAR, YEAST, WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, CORNMEAL, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND SORBIC ACID (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), MONOGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, GUAR GUM, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN), SOY LECITHIN, SESAME SEEDS

Serving: 1 bagel (95 g). Added sugar: 5 g per serving. Label from USDA FoodData Central (record 2566529), dated 2023-06-29. UPC 048121277079. This label is over a year old and the recipe may have changed. Check the package.

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