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Sour Cream

Sour Cream is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 30 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 30 g, which delivers 0 mg of purines, or under 1% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
2 tbsp
30 g
Purine / serving
0 mg
% daily purine
<1%
Purines in this serving0 mg · <1% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
1 tbsp8 tbsp

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

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

Sour Cream 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
1 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Fructose High confidence
0 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 sour cream as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.

Good to know: Inferred from dairy cream (Cream, animal 0.2 mg/100g, USDA Purine DB 2025); cultured cream, negligible purine. Dairy is protective for gout.

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