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Sourdough Bread

Sourdough Bread is low risk in a normal serving and a good everyday choice for most people with gout. A typical 50 g serving has about 6 mg of purines, about 2% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

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

Across forms of bread:A· 2–8 mg per serving

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
1 slice
50 g
Purine / serving
6 mg
% daily purine
2%
Purines in this serving
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
1 slice6 slices

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

These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 6 mg here counts as roughly 2 mg toward your gout risk.

Sourdough Bread 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
12.2 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Fructose
0.51 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Processing: NOVA 3 of 4 (processed food). How processing affects the grade.

Good to know: Proxy of white bread (12.2 mg/100g, USDA Purine DB 2025 Table 1). Sourdough is a wheat-flour bread. The fermentation step adds no purine-bearing tissue, so purine tracks the flour like the rest of the bread cohort (all Grade A). No direct lab value for sourdough exists in the USDA/ODS Purine DB.
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 sourdough bread go for you?

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

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Other forms of bread

The most common form of bread is first.

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