Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 5 g serving has about 3 mg of purines, about 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.
How much can I eat?
A typical serving is about 5 g, which delivers 3 mg of purines, or about 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
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 3 mg here counts as roughly 1 mg toward your gout risk.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder is an easy choice to keep on hand.
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Why grade A
Low risk in a typical serving. A great everyday choice for a gout-friendly diet.
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).
Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).
This purine value is inferred, not measured directly for this food. See the sources note below for how it was derived.
Processing: NOVA 2 of 4 (processed culinary ingredient). How processing affects the grade.
These are plant purines. Research links purines from vegetables, legumes, and mushrooms far more weakly to gout flares than purines from meat and seafood, so the per-100g figure overstates the real risk here.
Eating unsweetened cocoa powder as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.
Other forms of chocolate
Different cuts, species, or preparations vary in purines. The most common form of "chocolate" is shown first below.