What does a score of 68 mean?

68 out of 100 places stewed chicken in the "good" band. Generally ranks well. Most people with gout find it fits into a regular eating pattern. Scores rank foods against each other on average across a population. They are not a personal risk level.

What portion is the score based on?

Nutrition figures are given per 100 g, and the scoring applies a serving-size adjustment based on this food's typical portion: 1 piece (70 g). Eating substantially more or less than that shifts the real-world effect accordingly.

How confident is this score?

Based on the measured median for this food category. Because the purine figure is estimated rather than directly measured, read this score as approximate.

Can I eat stewed chicken if I have gout?

That is a question for you and your clinician. This page ranks foods on published population-average evidence; it does not account for your urate level, kidney function, medications or overall eating pattern.

How does this compare with other chicken entries?

The database holds 32 chicken variants and this one is 3rd of 32, scoring 68. They range from 51 (tail chicken) up to 68 (chicken, baked, broiled, or roasted), so preparation matters more here than the ingredient does — a 17-point spread within the same food.

Animal / meat

Stewed chicken

USDA description: Chicken, NS as to part, stewed, NS as to skin eaten

How stewed chicken scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.

Food Index score

Stewed chickenGood

0100

Based on a well-supported purine estimate

What moved this score
Starting score	100
Purine Load	-19.8
Sodium	-4.2
Nutrient Gaps	-4
Calorie Density	-2.2
Saturated Fat	-2.1
Heme Iron	-0.9
3 smaller factors	+0.9
Final score	68

Flare risk (acute)80

Long-term (chronic)87

Stewed chicken scores 68 out of 100 and sits in the good band. Generally ranks well. Most people with gout find it fits into a regular eating pattern.

Penalties took 33.2 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 0.9 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.

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The underlying data

Nutrition and portions

Nutrition Facts

Amounts per 100 g

Typical serving70 g

Calories156

Total Fat5.4 g
Saturated Fat1.4 g
Sodium366 mg
Dietary Fiber0 g
Total Sugars0 g
Protein26.0 g

Calcium9 mg
Iron0.77 mg
Magnesium25 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Folate6 ug

Water67.2 g
Alcohol0 g
Omega-3 EPA0.01 g
Omega-3 DHA0.01 g

Common portions

1 cup, cooked, diced135 g
1 piecetypical70 g
1 slice60 g
1 oz, cooked28 g
Quantity not specified85 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 (chicken, whole pieces).

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.

PointsFactorAffects

-19.8
Purine LoadFlare risk
140 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 1x as an animal source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 140 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
Flare risk
-4.2
SodiumLong-term
366 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
Long-term
-4
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
Long-term
-2.2
Calorie DensityLong-term
156 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
Long-term
-2.1
Saturated FatLong-term
1.37 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
Long-term
-0.9
Heme IronLong-term
0.77 mg of iron per 100 g, of which about 60% is heme iron in animal foods, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li R 2018, Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
Long-term
+0.6
MagnesiumLong-term
25 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
Long-term
+0.2
Omega-3 (EPA+DHA)Flare risk
0.020 g of EPA and DHA omega-3 per 100 g, with no portion adjustment. Omega-3 is linked to fewer recurrent flares.
Evidence: Zhang M 2019, Arthritis Rheumatol
Flare risk
+0.1
FolateLong-term
6 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
Long-term

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Nutrition and portions

Nutrition Facts

Common portions

Where the purine figure comes from

Every factor, in full

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