Plant
Bread, multigrain, with raisins
How bread, multigrain, with raisins scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Bread, multigrain, with raisinsExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Calorie Density | -5.4 |
| Fiber | +4.4 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -4 |
| Sodium | -3.7 |
| Fructose | -2.5 |
| Magnesium | +1.9 |
| 3 smaller factors | -1.5 |
| Final score | 89 |
Bread, multigrain, with raisins scores 89 out of 100 and sits in the excellent band. Among the lower-risk choices for most people with gout, and often carries protective nutrients.
Penalties took 17.8 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 7 back. Every factor is listed in full below.
Scores run 0–100, where higher means more gout-friendly on average. They reflect relative ranking across foods, not a personal risk level. The same food can suit one person and not another, so use the score as a starting point for a conversation with your clinician.
The underlying data
Nutrition and portions
Nutrition Facts
- Total Fat3.8 g
- Saturated Fat0.79 g
- Sodium327 mg
- Dietary Fiber7.1 g
- Total Sugars12.3 g
- Protein12.3 g
- Calcium99 mg
- Iron2.4 mg
- Magnesium74 mg
- Vitamin C0.30 mg
- Folate68 ug
- Water34.8 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- Quantity not specified36 g
- 1 small or thin/very thin slicetypical24 g
- 1 medium or regular slice36 g
- 1 large or thick slice43 g
- 1 slice, crust not eaten16 g
- 1 slice, snack-size10 g
Where the purine figure comes from
No direct purine measurement has been published for this food, so the score uses the measured median for its category (yeast breads).
We rate this a good confidence estimate.
How purines affect the score →Nutrition values from the USDA FoodData Central database.
Scoring rationale
Every factor, in full
Each row shows the points a factor moved, what drove it, and the studies behind its weight.
- -5.4Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
268 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- +4.4Long-term
FiberLong-term
7.1 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -4Long-term
Nutrient GapsLong-term
Provides meaningful amounts of only 3 of the 5 protective nutrient groups (vitamin C, fiber, omega-3, magnesium and folate).
Evidence: Choi HK 2009, Arch Intern Med · Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Zhang M 2019, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -3.7Long-term
SodiumLong-term
327 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- -2.5Long-term
FructoseLong-term
An estimated 1.8 g of fructose per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA
- +1.9Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
74 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- -1.2Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
0.79 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- -1Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
20 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 9 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- +0.7Long-term
FolateLong-term
68 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
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Common questions
About bread, multigrain, with raisins
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