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Zero-Sugar Sports Drink (Gatorade Zero)

Zero-Sugar Sports Drink (Gatorade Zero) is fine in moderation. Watch your portion size, especially during a flare. A typical 591 g serving is essentially purine-free.

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

Across forms of sports:CD

Low in purines, but ultra-processed. Ultra-processed foods are linked to higher gout risk on their own, so we do not rate this as safe to eat freely. (UK Biobank 2024)

How much can I eat?

Units

A typical serving is about 591 g, which delivers 0 mg of purines, or about 0% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
20 fl oz
591 g
Purine / serving
0 mg
% daily purine
0%
Purines in this serving0 mg · 0% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
5 fl oz79 fl oz

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

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Why grade C

Fine in moderation. Mind your portion size, especially during a flare.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Low confidence
0 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Fructose Low confidence (estimated)
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 4 of 4. How processing affects the grade.

Eating zero-sugar sports drink (gatorade zero) as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.

Good to know: Purine-free like its sweetened sibling, but with no fructose: the sugar is the gout-relevant variable in a sports drink, not the drink itself. Sugar-sweetened beverages carry OR 1.21 for gout and dietary fructose OR 1.66 (Frontiers in Nutrition 2025 meta-analysis, 22 studies, 235,790 participants), while zero-sugar versions are neutral on that axis. Hydration itself supports renal urate clearance. No purine database lists brewed or formulated sports drinks; the value is a negligible-purine estimate, flagged low confidence.

Other forms of sports

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

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