Gout Coach

Can you eat turkey breast if you have gout?

Moderate

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

110.5 mg of purines in 3 oz (85 g) · 130 mg per 100 g

Similar to chicken — lean but not low-purine.

Purines by serving size

ServingWeightPurinesVerdict
3 oz (85 g)85 g110.5 mg🟡 Moderate
100 g100 g130 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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