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Green Tea Beverage

Green Tea Beverage is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 240 g serving has about 4 mg of purines, about 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

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

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How much can I eat?

Units
This serving
8 fl oz
240 g
Purine / serving
4 mg
% daily purine
1%
Purines in this serving
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
2 fl oz32 fl oz

Even a large serving stays well under a day's purines.

Only part of these purines counts toward gout: the 4 mg here counts as roughly 2 mg toward your gout risk.

Green Tea Beverage is an easy choice to keep on hand.

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Why grade A: per 100 g and processing

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines
1.7 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Fructose
0 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

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

Good to know: Brewed green tea, measured in the cup: 1.67 mg of total purine per 100 mL, so a normal mug contributes about 4 mg. Dry green tea leaves are a separate entry and measure far higher (~204 mg/100g), but that is the concentration of the leaf, not of the drink made from it, and about 2 g of leaf makes a cup. Tea's caffeine is a methylxanthine, not one of the four uricogenic purine bases, so it does not count toward this number.
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.

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

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