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Baby Spinach

Also listed as: Spinach, young, raw

Baby Spinach is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 85 g serving has about 146 mg of purines, about 37% of a ~400 mg working daily target. It is relatively high in purines per 100 g, but plant purines are only weakly linked to flares, so it stays a safe choice.

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

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Across forms of spinach:AB· 33–146 mg per serving

How much can I eat?

Units
This serving
¾ cup
85 g
Purine / serving
146 mg
% daily purine
37%
Purines in this serving
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
¼ cup2 cups

Up to about 1 cup (115 g) keeps you under half a day's purines.

These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 146 mg here counts as roughly 44 mg toward your gout risk.

Baby Spinach is an easy choice to keep on hand.

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Why grade B: per 100 g and processing

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines
172 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

High for gout (150–300 mg/100g).

Fructose
0.19 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.

Good to know: Spinach is a moderate-to-high purine vegetable, but purines from plants raise gout risk much less than purines from meat/seafood. Considered safe in normal portions under current gout dietary guidance.
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 baby spinach go for you?

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

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