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Gout Diet Chart — Purine Guide

Low-purine foods to prevent gout attacks

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Gout Diet Chart — Purine Guide

Low-purine foods to prevent gout attacks

✅ Eat freely
🍒Tart cherries
💧Water
🍋Lemon water
☕Coffee
🥛Low-fat dairy
🥚Eggs
🥬Leafy greens
🍎Apples
🌾Whole grains
🫐Berries
🥦Broccoli
🍌Bananas
🌶️Bell peppers
🥒Cucumber
🍵Green tea
🟡 Limit
🐔Chicken breast
🐟White fish
🥬Asparagus
🍄Mushrooms
🌱Spinach
🫘Lentils
🍅Tomatoes
🍷Wine
❌ Avoid
🥩Red meat
🦃Organ meats
🍖Game meat
🦞Shellfish
🐟Oily fish (some)
🍻Beer
🥃Spirits
🥤Sugary drinks
🧁Sweets
🍯Honey
🥡Processed food
🥓Bacon

What this chart is built on

Gout is caused by uric acid crystals in joints. Uric acid comes from purines in food. Low-purine eating combined with hydration prevents most attacks. The most effective approach: cut high-purine foods, drink 3L water daily, eat tart cherries and Vitamin C foods.

Top 15 foods to eat

The complete list with daily frequency and why each food works.

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Tart cherries
Lowers uric acid 25%
1 cup daily
💧
Water
Flushes uric acid
3L daily
🍋
Lemon water
Alkalises body
3 cups daily
☕
Coffee
Lowers gout risk
3-4 cups daily
🥛
Low-fat dairy
Reduces uric acid
daily
🥚
Eggs
Low purine protein
3-7 weekly
🥬
Leafy greens
Spinach OK despite purines
daily
🍎
Apples
Vitamin C, malic acid
daily
🌾
Whole grains
Oats, brown rice, quinoa
daily
🫐
Berries
Anti-inflammatory
daily
🥦
Broccoli
Low purine, high nutrient
daily
🍌
Bananas
Low purine, alkalising
daily
🌶️
Bell peppers
Vitamin C powerhouse
daily
🥒
Cucumber
Hydrating
daily
🍵
Green tea
EGCG protective
3 cups daily

Foods to limit (8 items)

OK in moderation but don't go overboard.

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Chicken breast
Moderate purines
100g per meal
🐟
White fish
Cod, sole, tilapia
100g 2x weekly
🥬
Asparagus
Some purines but OK
occasional
🍄
Mushrooms
Moderate purines
occasional
🌱
Spinach
OK despite purine
OK
🫘
Lentils
Plant purines less risky
OK
🍅
Tomatoes
Some find triggering
test yourself
🍷
Wine
Drier reds best
1 occasional

Foods to avoid completely (12 items)

Cut these for clear improvement.

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Red meat
High purines
🦃
Organ meats
Liver, kidneys — purine bombs
🍖
Game meat
Venison, duck
🦞
Shellfish
Prawns, mussels, crab
🐟
Oily fish (some)
Sardines, anchovies, mackerel
🍻
Beer
Worst gout trigger
🥃
Spirits
Hard liquor
🥤
Sugary drinks
Fructose raises uric acid
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Sweets
High fructose worsens
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Honey
Fructose
🥡
Processed food
Hidden HFCS
🥓
Bacon
High purine + sodium

Why this works

The evidence behind each food choice.

  1. 1Uric acid forms when the body breaks down purines. Some foods have lots of purines (organ meats, anchovies); others have very few (most fruits, vegetables, dairy).
  2. 2Beer is the worst trigger — both yeast (purines) and alcohol (impairs uric acid clearance).
  3. 3Fructose (in soda, sweets) raises uric acid more than any other carb. Even fruit juice can trigger attacks.
  4. 4Tart cherries lower uric acid 25% in studies — eat fresh, frozen, or as juice without added sugar.
  5. 5Vitamin C from food and supplements (500mg+) lowers uric acid.
  6. 6Hydration is critical — 3L water daily flushes uric acid through kidneys.

Beyond the food

Habits that multiply your results.

1
Drink 3L of water daily, every day, no exceptions
2
Eat 1 cup of tart cherries or 30ml tart cherry juice daily
3
Take 500-1000mg Vitamin C daily
4
Stop beer entirely — hardest single change with biggest impact
5
Lose weight slowly if overweight — rapid weight loss triggers attacks
6
Take medication during attacks (allopurinol, colchicine) as prescribed
⚠️ Before starting any supplementSupplement doses on this page are general guidance, not a prescription. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist first — especially if you take blood thinners, blood-pressure or diabetes medication, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or have kidney, liver or gallbladder disease. Turmeric, omega-3, magnesium and vitamin D all interact with common prescriptions. More is not better: every supplement has an upper limit. Read our medical disclaimer.

Sources & further reading

We write from peer-reviewed research and clinical guidance. These links let you read the underlying evidence yourself rather than taking our word for it.