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Cold cuts and cured meats

44 foods ranked by gout-friendliness, best to worst.

67

Chicken, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

67

Chicken, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

67

Turkey, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

66

Beef, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

66

Turkey ham, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

66

Turkey, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

65

Beef, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

65

Pastrami, made from any kind of meat, reduced fat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Good

64

Ham, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

63

Ham, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

63

Luncheon meat, NFS

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

63

Salami, made from any type of meat, reduced fat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

62

Beef, dried, chipped, uncooked

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

62

Canadian bacon, cooked

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

62

Ham

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

62

Ham luncheon meat, loaf type

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

61

Luncheon meat, loaf type

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

60

Ham, canned

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

60

Ham, ground

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

60

Ham, prosciutto

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

60

Pastrami, NFS

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

57

Head cheese

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

55

Beef, dried, chipped, cooked in fat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

55

Bologna, reduced fat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

54

Spam, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

52

Beef, corned

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

52

Bologna

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

52

Bologna, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

49

Venison sausage

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

47

Beef jerky

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

47

Spam

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

46

Mortadella

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

46

Pork, roll

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

46

Salami, made from any type of meat, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

46

Salami, NFS

Cold cuts and cured meats · Moderate

42

Pork jerky

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

42

Venison/deer jerky

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

39

Liverwurst

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

38

Pepperoni, reduced fat

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

37

Meat spread or potted meat, NFS

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

36

Pepperoni, NFS

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

36

Pepperoni, reduced sodium

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

33

Chicken salad spread

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

28

Ham salad spread

Cold cuts and cured meats · Caution

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