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Coconut Water

Coconut Water is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 240 g serving is essentially purine-free.

General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.

How much can I eat?

Units

A typical serving is about 240 g, which delivers 0 mg of purines, or about 0% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
8 fl oz
240 g
Purine / serving
0 mg
% daily purine
0%
Fructose / serving
3.1 g
Purines in this serving0 mg · 0% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
Fructose in this serving3.1 g · 25% of our daily reference

There is a little fructose here. Fructose raises uric acid whatever its source, but at this amount it is a minor contributor next to the purine number above.

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)

2 fl oz32 fl oz

Even a large serving stays well within a ~400 mg working daily purine target.

Coconut Water 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)

Purines Low confidence
0 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).

Fructose Moderate confidence (estimated)
1.3 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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 1 of 4 (unprocessed or minimally processed). How processing affects the grade.

Eating coconut water as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.

Good to know: Packaged or fresh coconut water, unsweetened. Comprehensive purine databases (USDA/ODS-NIH Purine DB 2025; Japanese gout tables) list no measurable purine for it; its natural sugars are glucose and fructose, not the uricogenic purine bases. Value set to 0 mg/100g; confidence is low to flag the estimate. Sweetened or flavored versions add sugar.

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