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Soy "Basa Fish"

Also listed as: Vegetarian 'Ba Sa fish' from soy

Soy "Basa Fish" is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 100 g serving has about 83 mg of purines, about 21% 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.

A processed plant-based meat substitute. It is low in purines and a sound swap for higher-purine meat, though more processed than a whole food.

How much can I eat?

Units

A typical serving is about 100 g, which delivers 83 mg of purines, or about 21% of a ~400 mg working daily target.

This serving
4 oz
100 g
Purine / serving
83 mg
% daily purine
21%
Purines in this serving83 mg · 21% of a day
0 mg~400 mg daily limit
1 oz14 oz

You could have up to about 8 oz (240 g) before this reaches half a ~400 mg working daily purine target.

These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 83 mg here counts as roughly 25 mg toward your gout risk.

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Why grade B

Safe for most people in normal portions.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines Moderate confidence
82.5 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).

Fructose Low confidence (estimated)
0 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

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

Fructose here is a category-level estimate, not a direct measurement for this food.

Processing: NOVA 4 of 4. 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.

Eating soy "basa fish" as part of a bigger dish? The Dish Decoder grades the whole plate, ingredient by ingredient.

Good to know: Plant-based vegetarian analog (soy/wheat/mycoprotein), not an animal product. Grouped under Legumes; low purine and gout-friendly.

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