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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.

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
2 tbsp
30 g
Purine / serving
0 mg
% daily purine
<1%
Purines in this serving
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
1 tbsp8 tbsp

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

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: per 100 g and processing

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Estimated
1 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: Inferred from dairy cream (Cream, animal 0.2 mg/100g, USDA Purine DB 2025). Cultured cream, negligible purine. Dairy is protective for gout.
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 sour cream go for you?

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

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