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Plain Greek Yogurt

Plain Greek Yogurt is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 170 g serving has about 17 mg of purines, about 4% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

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

Across forms of yogurt:A· 3–17 mg per serving

This purine value is inferred, not measured directly for this food. See the sources note below for how it was derived.

How much can I eat?

Units
This serving
¾ cup
170 g
Purine / serving
17 mg
% daily purine
4%
Purines in this serving
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
¼ cup2 ¾ cups

Even the largest serving here stays under half a day's purines.

Dairy purines don't raise uric acid, so this serving counts as roughly 0 mg toward your gout risk.

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Why grade A: per 100 g and processing

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Estimated
10 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Fructose
0 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).

Processing: Unprocessed or minimally processed, NOVA 1 of 4. How processing affects the grade.

Good to know: Strained (Greek) yogurt, plain. Inferred from plain yogurt (7.0 mg/100g, USDA Purine DB 2025), scaled up slightly for straining. Like all plain dairy it is very low in purine, and low-fat dairy is linked to lower gout risk (Choi 2004).
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.

How did plain greek yogurt go for you?

Reader experiences, not medical advice. The grade above comes from published data.

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Other forms of yogurt

The most common form of yogurt is first.

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