Brunswick
Sardine Fillets in Spring Water
Purine: up to 117 mg
Canned sardines vs canned tuna for gout
GoutSafe grades canned sardines E and canned tuna D. Canned tuna rates better. A serving of canned tuna carries 239 mg of weighted purine against 451 mg for canned sardines.
Graded 2026-10-06 from GoutSafe's purine and fructose data. A grade rates a food for a gout-friendly diet, not a person's treatment.
| Canned sardines | Canned tuna | |
|---|---|---|
| GoutSafe grade | EAvoid Why | DLimit Why |
| Serving | 113 g | 113 g |
| Purine per serving | 451 mg | 239 mg |
| Fructose per serving | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fructose per 100 g | 0 g | 0 g |
| Products rated Good (A or B) | 0 of 22 | 0 of 32 |
Purine is GoutSafe's weighted figure per serving against a 400 mg daily guide. The grade also reads fructose and added sugar. Brands differ from the plain food, so a label can move a product above or below its food's grade.
Best-rated canned sardines
Products are graded from their own labels, so the best canned sardines product can rate differently from the plain food.
Bar Harbor
Sardine fillet smkd sbnls
Purine-dense
Bela
Lightly Smoked Portuguese Sardines In Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Purine-dense
Best-rated canned tuna
Genova
Yellowfin tuna in pure olive oil
Purine: up to 119 mg
Kirkland Signature
Albacore Solid White Tuna
Purine: up to 119 mg
Wild Planet
Wild Albacore Tuna
Purine: up to 180 mg
How to read this
Both foods are graded the same way: purine per serving, fructose and added sugar go into one score, and GoutSafe's thresholds turn it into A to E. Products are graded from their own labels, so the brand you buy matters as much as the food. How we rate. More comparisons.