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Pepper (sweet, green)

Also listed as: Pepper, sweet, green, raw

Pepper (sweet, green) is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 85 g serving has about 59 mg of purines, about 15% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

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

Across forms of pepper:A· 1–59 mg per serving

How much can I eat?

Units

A typical serving is about 85 g, which delivers 59 mg of purines, or about 15% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
¾ cup
85 g
Purine / serving
59 mg
% daily purine
15%
Purines in this serving59 mg · 15% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
¼ cup2 ¾ cups

You could have up to about 2 ½ cups (290 g) before this reaches half a ~400 mg working daily purine target.

These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 59 mg here counts as roughly 18 mg toward your gout risk.

Pepper (sweet, green) 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 Moderate confidence
69.1 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).

Fructose High confidence
1.18 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Processing: NOVA 1 of 4 (unprocessed or minimally processed). 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 pepper (sweet, green) as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.

Other forms of pepper

Different cuts, species, or preparations vary in purines. The most common form of "pepper" is shown first below.

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