Honey
Honey is fine in moderation. Watch your portion size, especially during a flare. A typical 21 g serving is essentially purine-free. It also carries about 8.7 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?
A typical serving is about 21 g, which delivers 0 mg of purines, or under 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
Added fructose raises uric acid on its own, so keep sugary foods and drinks small. This is the fructose, not the total sugar: 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)
Purines are not the limit here: even a large serving stays well within a ~400 mg working daily purine target. The sugar is what climbs with the portion.
These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 0 mg here counts as roughly 0 mg toward your gout risk.
Honey fits in moderation, so portion is the thing to get right.
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Why grade C
Fine in moderation. Mind your portion size, especially during a flare.
Added fructose raises uric acid as your body breaks it down, even when the purine number looks low.
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Low for gout (< 50 mg/100g).
Very high for gout (> 15 g/100g).
Processing: NOVA 2 of 4 (processed culinary ingredient). How processing affects the grade.
Eating honey as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.