Last reviewed: 2026-08-05 • Editorial Standards

Gout and Meat: Which Ones Are Safe?

319 foods — Gout Risk Assessment

All Foods

Lower Riskalmond milk, refrigerated, unsweetened Lower Riskalmond milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated Lower Riskalmond milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable Lower Riskalmonds, dry roasted, salted - nfy1213i3 Lower Riskalmonds, dry roasted, salted - nfy1213jy Lower Riskalmonds, dry roasted, salted - nfy1213m1 Lower Riskbeans, kidney, dark red, canned5 Lower Riskbuttermilk, low fat Lower Riskbuttermilk, lowfat Lower Riskcaribou, hind quarter meat, raw (alaska native) Lower Riskcaribou, shoulder meat, dried (alaska native) Lower Riskcarrabba's italian grill, spaghetti with meat sauce Lower Riskcarrots, frozen, unprepared (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Lower Riskcereals ready-to-eat, post, honey bunches of oats, honey roasted Lower Riskcheese, cottage, lowfat, 2% milkfat Lower Riskcorned beef Lower Riskcorned beef and potatoes in tortilla (apache) Lower Riskcracker barrel, chicken tenderloin platter, fried, from kid's menu Lower Riskcracker barrel, steak fries Lower Riskdenny's, chicken nuggets, star shaped, from kid's menu Lower Riskegg white schnitzel (vegetarian ‘steak’) Lower Riskegg, chicken, raw Lower Riskegg, quail, raw Lower Riskegg, white, boiled Lower Riskegg, yolk, boiled Lower Riskeggs, grade a, large, egg whole Lower Riskeggs, whole Lower Riskelk, free range, ground, cooked patties (shoshone bannock) Lower Riskelk, free range, ground, raw (shoshone bannock) Lower Riskelk, free range, roast, eye of round, cooked (shoshone bannock) Lower Riskelk, free range, roast, eye of round, raw (shoshone bannock) Lower RiskFish sausage Lower Riskfish sausage, processed Lower Riskfish, whitefish, eggs (alaska native) Lower RiskFrankfurt sausage Lower Riskfrankfurter Lower Riskgarland chrysanthemum Lower Riskglutino, gluten free wafers, milk chocolate Lower Riskhot dogs, beef - nfy1211ca Lower Riskhot dogs, beef - nfy1211d0 Lower Riskhot dogs, beef - nfy1211do Lower Riskhot dogs, beef - nfy1211ee Lower Riskhot dogs, beef - nfy1211ew Lower Riskhot dogs, beef - nfy1211fj Lower Risklunchmeat, chicken breast, sliced Lower Risklunchmeat, roast beef, sliced, prepackaged Lower Risklunchmeat, turkey, oven roasted, sliced Lower Riskmilk Lower Riskmilk, 1% Lower Riskmilk, 2% Lower Riskmilk, 2% fat Lower Riskmilk, lowfat, fluid, 1% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d Lower Riskmilk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin a and vitamin d (fat free or skim) Lower Riskmilk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin a and vitamin d Lower Riskmilk, skim Lower Riskmilk, whole Lower Riskmilk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin d Lower Riskmoose, meat, raw (alaska native) Lower Risknuts, almonds, dry roasted, with salt added Lower Riskoat milk, refrigerated, unsweetened Lower Riskoat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated Lower Riskolive garden, spaghetti with meat sauce Lower Riskon the border, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce Lower Riskpie crust, cookie-type, graham cracker, ready crust Lower Riskpork, cured, feet, pickled Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, beef and vegetables Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, chicken and vegetables Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, chicken chow mein Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, egg rolls, assorted Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, fried rice, without meat Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, general tso's chicken Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, kung pao chicken Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, lemon chicken Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, orange chicken Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, vegetable chow mein, without meat or noodles Lower Riskrestaurant, chinese, vegetable lo mein, without meat Lower Riskrestaurant, italian, chicken parmesan without pasta Lower Riskrestaurant, italian, spaghetti with meat sauce Lower Riskrestaurant, latino, chicken and rice, entree, prepared Lower Riskrestaurant, latino, empanadas, beef, prepared Lower Riskrestaurant, latino, pupusas del cerdo (pupusas, pork) Lower Riskrestaurant, latino, tamale, pork Lower Riskrestaurant, mexican, soft taco with ground beef, cheese and lettuce Lower Risksausage, vienna type Lower Riskseal, bearded (oogruk), meat, dried (alaska native) Lower Riskseal, bearded (oogruk), meat, low quadrant, raw (alaska native) Lower Riskseal, bearded (oogruk), meat, partially dried (alaska native) Lower Riskseeds, sunflower seed kernels, dry roasted, with salt added Lower Risksoy milk Lower Risksoy milk, refrigerated, sweetened Lower Risksoy milk, sweetened, plain, refrigerated Lower Risksoy milk, unsweetened, plain, shelf stable Lower Riskstew, dumpling with mutton (navajo) Lower Riskstew, hominy with mutton (navajo) Lower Riskstew, mutton, corn, squash (navajo) Lower Risksugars, chinese restaurant, fried rice (no meat) (ca2,nc) - nfy1209p5 Lower Risksugars, chinese restaurant, fried rice (no meat) (fl,mo) - nfy1209pe Lower Risksugars, chinese restaurant, fried rice (no meat) (in,ny) - nfy1209ow Lower Risksugars, cottage cheese, 2% milkfat, daisy (ca1,co) - nfy120bmp Lower Risksugars, cottage cheese, 2% milkfat, knudsen (ca1,ca2) - nfy120bp0 Lower Risksugars, sweet and sour pork, chinese restaurant (ca1,va) - nfy0903j9 Lower Risksugars, sweet and sour pork, chinese restaurant (va2,wv) - nfy0903l6 Lower Risksugars, tamale, pork (ca-al,il) - nfy09027z Lower Risksugars, tamale, pork (ca-la,ca-sd) - nfy0902aw Lower Risksugars, tamale, pork (ca-sb) - nfy090295 Lower Risksugars, tamale, pork (nm) - nfy09029q Lower Risksugars, tamale, pork (nv) - nfy0902ab Lower Risksugars, tamale, pork (tx-tr) - nfy09028k Lower Risksunflower seeds, dry roasted, salted - nfy1213g1 Lower Risksunflower seeds, dry roasted, salted - nfy1213gr Lower Risksunflower seeds, dry roasted, salted - nfy1213hi Lower Risksweetened condensed milk Lower Risktortilla, includes plain and from mutton sandwich (navajo) Lower Riskudi's, gluten free, soft & hearty whole grain bread Lower Riskvegetarian 'meatloaf' or patties Lower Riskvegetarian 'quail's eggs' Lower Riskvegetarian 'steak' from wheat (robi' schnitzels) Lower Riskwaffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwaved Lower Riskwaffle, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat, toasted Lower Riskwaffles, buttermilk, frozen, ready-to-heat Lower Riskyogurt, greek, plain, whole milk Lower Riskyogurt, greek, whole milk, plain Lower Riskyogurt, plain, whole milk Lower Riskyogurt, whole milk, plain Lower Risk‘frankfurter', meatless Lower Risk‘sausage', meatless Lower Risk‘vegetarian 'gizzard' from soy Medium Riskapples, raw, granny smith, with skin (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Medium RiskAvocado Medium Riskavocado, raw Medium Riskbacon Medium Riskbacon, cooked Medium Riskbeef breakfast sausage, eckrich sausage links Medium RiskBeef Brisket Medium Riskbeef brisket, raw Medium Riskbeef chuck ribs, raw Medium Riskbeef clod (shoulder), raw Medium Riskbeef flank steak, boneless, choice, raw Medium Riskbeef front, raw (unspecified) Medium Riskbeef large intestine, raw Medium Riskbeef neck, raw Medium Riskbeef rib loin, raw Medium Riskbeef roast, cooked (unspecified) Medium Riskbeef round (topside), cooked Medium Riskbeef round (topside), raw Medium Riskbeef shin, raw Medium Riskbeef sirloin, raw Medium Riskbeef stomach, raw Medium Riskbeef tongue, raw Medium Riskbeef, ground, 73% lean meat / 27% fat, raw Medium Riskbeef, ground, cooked (unspecified) Medium Riskbeef, sirloin, raw Medium Riskbeef, tenderloin, raw Medium Riskbologna, beef Medium Riskbologna, classic Medium RiskBoneless ham Medium RiskButtocks Medium Riskcanadian bacon, unprepared Medium RiskChicken Breast Medium Riskchicken breast, raw Medium Riskchicken gizzard, raw Medium Riskchicken leg, raw Medium Riskchicken neck, raw Medium Riskchicken skin, raw Medium Riskchicken thigh, raw Medium Riskchicken thigh, roasted Medium Riskchicken thigh, stewed Medium Riskchicken wing, raw Medium Riskchicken, light meat, raw Medium RiskClod Medium Riskflounder, yellow striped, raw Medium Riskfoie gras Medium Riskfrankfurter, beef, heated4 Medium Riskfrankfurter, beef, unheated Medium RiskGizzard Medium Riskham Medium Riskham style vegetarian slices, from mycoprotein Medium Riskham, pressed and boneless types Medium Riskham, sliced, restaurant Medium RiskHijiki Medium RiskHorse Medium Riskitalian pork sausage, cooked - nfy12184u Medium Riskitalian pork sausage, cooked - nfy12187f Medium Risklamb chops and roast, raw Medium Risklamb liver, raw Medium RiskLarge intestine Medium RiskLeg Medium RiskLiver paste Medium Riskluncheon meat (unspecified) Medium Riskluncheon slices, meatless Medium Risklunchmeat, ham, black forest, sliced Medium Riskmonkfish liver, raw Medium Riskmutton, raw Medium RiskNeck Medium Riskoranges, raw, navels (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Medium Riskpancakes, plain, frozen, ready-to-heat, microwave (includes buttermilk) Medium Riskpate, liver Medium Riskpepperoni, beef and pork, sliced Medium Riskpigfish, striped, raw Medium RiskPork Heart Medium Riskpork heart, raw Medium Riskpork neck, raw Medium Riskpork ribs, raw Medium Riskpork roast and chops, cooked Medium Riskpork shoulder, raw Medium Riskpork sirloin, raw Medium Riskpork tenderloin, raw Medium Riskpork tongue, raw Medium Riskpork, bacon, unprepared Medium Riskpork, cured, bacon, cooked, restaurant Medium Riskpork, cured, bacon, unprepared Medium Riskpork, cured, ham -- water added, shank, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, roasted Medium Riskpork, cured, ham -- water added, slice, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, pan-broil Medium Riskpork, cured, ham with natural juices, shank, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, roasted Medium Riskpoultry, mechanically deboned, from backs and necks with skin, raw Medium Riskpoultry, mechanically deboned, from mature hens, raw Medium RiskPressed ham Medium Riskprosciutto (parma ham) Medium Riskrestaurant, chinese, sesame chicken Medium Riskrestaurant, chinese, sweet and sour chicken Medium Riskrestaurant, chinese, sweet and sour pork Medium RiskRibloin Medium RiskRibs Medium Risksablefish meat, raw Medium Risksalami Medium Risksalami, hard, sliced Medium Risksausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared Medium Risksausage, italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried Medium Riskseaweed, hijiki, dried Medium Risksh Liver (raw) Medium RiskShin Medium RiskShishamo with roe Medium Riskshishamo with roe, half-dried Medium RiskShoulder Medium RiskShoulder knee Medium RiskShoulder ribs Medium RiskShoulder sirloin Medium RiskSirloin Medium RiskStomach Medium Riskstrawberries, frozen, unsweetened (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Medium Risksugars, sweet and sour pork, chinese restaurant (ca2,nc1) - nfy0903jw Medium Risksugars, sweet and sour pork, chinese restaurant (co1,ct1) - nfy0903kj Medium Risksugars, sweet and sour pork, chinese restaurant (in1,ny1) - nfy0903im Medium Risksugars, sweet and sour pork, chinese restaurant (mi1,va3) - nfy0903lt Medium RiskTenderloin Medium Risktofu burger Medium RiskTongue Medium RiskTopside Medium RiskTopside (heated) Medium RiskTopside (raw) Medium Riskturkey, ground, raw Medium Riskturkey, mechanically deboned, from turkey frames, raw Medium Riskveal cutlet, cooked Medium Riskveggie burgers or soyburgers, unprepared Medium Riskvegi 'steak' from soy Medium Riskwhale, raw Medium RiskWing Medium RiskYellow striped flounder Medium Risk‘bacon', meatless Medium Risk‘chicken', meatless Higher Riskapples, raw, fuji, with skin (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Riskapples, raw, gala, with skin (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Riskapples, raw, red delicious, with skin (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Riskbeef brain, raw Higher Riskbeef chuck roast, boneless, choice, raw Higher Riskbeef heart, raw Higher Riskbeef kidney, cooked Higher Riskbeef kidney, raw Higher Riskbeef liver, raw Higher Riskbeef ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw Higher Riskbeef shoulder roast, choice, boneless, cooked4 Higher Riskbeef shoulder roast, choice, boneless, raw Higher Riskbeef, ground, 73% lean meat / 27% fat, cooked4 Higher Riskbeef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw Higher Riskbeef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, cooked4 Higher Riskbeef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw Higher Riskchicken breast, boneless, skinless, cooked4 Higher Riskchicken breast, boneless, skinless, raw Higher Riskchicken breast, roasted Higher Riskchicken breast, stewed Higher Riskchicken heart, raw Higher Riskchicken liver, raw Higher Riskchicken, ground, raw Higher Riskfrankfurter, mixed meat, heated4 Higher Riskfrankfurter, mixed meat, unheated Higher Riskgnomefish, meat, raw Higher RiskHeart Higher RiskKidney Higher Risklamb heart, raw Higher RiskLiver Higher Riskluncheon meat, ham, ready-to-eat Higher Riskluncheon meat, turkey, ready-to-eat Higher Riskmilt, pigfish, striped, raw Higher Riskmonkfish liver, steamed Higher Riskpears, raw, bartlett (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Riskpears, raw, bosc (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Riskpears, raw, green anjou (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Riskpork kidney, raw Higher Riskpork liver, raw Higher Riskpork loin, boneless, skinless, cooked4 Higher Riskpork loin, boneless, skinless, raw Higher Riskpork loin, tenderloin, boneless, raw Higher Riskpork sausage, uncured, link/patty, cooked4 Higher Riskpork sausage, uncured, link/patty, raw Higher Riskpork, cured, bacon, cooked4 Higher Riskpork, ground, raw Higher Riskpork, liver, raw Higher Riskraisins, dark, seedless (includes foods for usda's food distribution program) Higher Risksalami, dry or hard, pork, beef Higher Risksalami, genoa, pork, beef Higher Riskseabass, japanese, liver, raw Higher Risksh Higher Risksh Liver (steamed) Higher Risksh Meat Higher Risksh Skin Higher Risksh) Higher Riskshad, dotted gizzard Higher Riskturbot liver, raw Higher RiskWhite meat

Frequently Asked Questions

Can people with gout eat meat?
Yes, but it depends on the specific type. Our database rates 319 meat foods: 127 (40%) are safe (low purine), 133 are moderate, and 59 should be avoided. Always check individual purine and fructose levels before adding meat to your gout diet.
Which meat are worst for gout?
Among meat, 59 items are rated AVOID for gout due to high purine (>150 mg/100g) or high fructose (>5g/100g) content. Review our full meat database to identify the specific high-risk items.
What are the best meat for a gout diet?
We rate 127 meat items as SAFE for gout — these have purine levels under 50 mg/100g and low fructose. Browse our meat category page sorted by safety rating to find your best options.

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