Apple
Also listed as: Apple, raw, with skin
Apple is fine in moderation. Watch your portion size, especially during a flare. A typical 140 g serving has about 20 mg of purines, about 5% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.
This is the most common form of apple. Other forms run higher, up to grade D (Limit, about 12 mg per serving), such as Unsweetened Apple Juice. If you mean a specific form, check it below.
How much can I eat?
A typical serving is about 140 g, which delivers 20 mg of purines, or about 5% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
Fructose raises uric acid whatever it comes from, and this serving carries enough of it to count. The trials that found no effect from fruit tested ordinary portions under controlled energy intake, not large ones.
Evidence: Ayoub-Charette et al., J Nutr 2021 (fructose by food source) · White et al., Am J Clin Nutr 2018 (whole apple vs. a fructose drink, matched dose)
Even a large serving stays well within a ~400 mg working daily purine target.
These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 20 mg here counts as roughly 6 mg toward your gout risk.
Apple fits in moderation, so portion is the thing to get right.
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Why grade C
Fine in moderation. Mind your portion size, especially during a flare.
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).
High for gout (8–15 g/100g).
Processing: NOVA 1 of 4 (unprocessed or minimally processed). How processing affects the grade.
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This is the most common form of "apple". Pick a specific form below if you mean one in particular.
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