Veggie Burger
Also listed as: Veggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared
Veggie Burger is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions. A typical 100 g serving has about 66 mg of purines, about 16% of a ~400 mg working daily target.
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?
Up to about 11 oz (305 g) keeps you under half a day's purines.
These are plant purines, which research links far more weakly to flares: the 66 mg here counts as roughly 20 mg toward your gout risk.
Portion size is what matters most here, and it’s easy to misjudge by eye. A kitchen scale makes it simple.
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Buying it packaged? GoutMarket, GoutSafe's sister site, grades 10 store-bought products of this kind from their ingredient labels, using this page's purine data.
Compare the 10 on GoutMarketWhy grade B: per 100 g and processing
Per 100 g (for comparison)
Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).
Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).
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.
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.
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How did veggie burger go for you?
Reader experiences, not medical advice. The grade above comes from published data.