Gout Coach

Can you eat pork loin if you have gout?

Moderate

Fine occasionally — watch the portion and how often you eat it.

136.3 mg of purines in 1 chop (150 g) · 90.9 mg per 100 g

Comparable to beef. Portion size decides the verdict.

Purines by serving size

ServingWeightPurinesVerdict
1 chop (150 g)150 g136.3 mg🟡 Moderate
100 g100 g90.9 mg🟡 Moderate

Thresholds: under 50 mg per serving is Safe, 50–150 mg is Moderate, over 150 mg is High-risk.

Where this number comes from

Kaneko K, et al. Total purine and purine base content of common foodstuffs for facilitating nutritional therapy for gout and hyperuricemia. Biol Pharm Bull. 2014;37(5):709-721.

Every food on this site shows the published table its purine value came from, so you can check it yourself. We only publish foods we can cite.

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