Non-Alcoholic Beer
Non-Alcoholic Beer is fine in moderation. Watch your portion size, especially during a flare. A typical 355 g serving has about 64 mg of purines, about 16% of a ~400 mg working daily target. It also carries about 7 g of fructose per serving, which raises uric acid on its own.
General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.
How much can I eat?
Added fructose raises uric acid on its own, so keep sugary foods and drinks small.
How we count fructose
This is the fructose, not the total sugar: it counts free fructose plus half of sucrose, so a sucrose-sweetened product carries roughly twice this much sugar overall.
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)
Up to about 37 fl oz (1110 g) keeps you under half a day's purines.
Only part of these purines counts toward gout: the 64 mg here counts as roughly 32 mg toward your gout risk.
Portion size is what matters most here, and it’s easy to misjudge by eye. A kitchen scale makes it simple.
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Compare the 4 on GoutMarketWhy grade C
Alcohol-free, so the ethanol risk does not apply here. It grades on its purine and sugar content like any other drink.
Added fructose raises uric acid as your body breaks it down, even when the purine number looks low.
Per 100 g and processing
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).
Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).
Fructose here is estimated, not measured directly for this food.
Processing: NOVA 3 of 4 (processed food). How processing affects the grade.
Diet is part of the picture, not all of it
For most people the body makes the majority of its own uric acid. Food contributes the smaller share. Eating well lowers your risk and helps you feel in control, but for many people diet alone does not bring uric acid down enough to stop flares. Medication often does the heavy lifting. Use these grades to make easier daily choices, and work with your doctor on the full plan.
Other forms of beer
The most common form of beer is first.
Beer
Beer, 'regular' type, various brands
Low alcohol Beer
Beer (lager, regular)
Dark Beer
Export Beer
Beer for export (higher wort content than typical Austrian Lager)
IPA Beer (India Pale Ale)
Light Beer
Pils Beer
Stout Beer
Wheat Beer
Beer, from wheat
Wheat Beer (Hefeweizen)
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Amazake
Amazake (fermented drink made from sake lees)
How did non-alcoholic beer go for you?
Reader experiences, not medical advice. The grade above comes from published data.