Dairy
Nesquik chocolate milk
USDA description: Chocolate milk, Nesquik, NS as to type of milk
How nesquik chocolate milk scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Nesquik chocolate milkGood
| Starting score | 100 |
| Fructose | -21.4 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -8 |
| Dairy Protection | +6 |
| Sodium | -1.3 |
| Saturated Fat | -1.2 |
| Magnesium | +0.9 |
| 3 smaller factors | +0.8 |
| Final score | 76 |
Nesquik chocolate milk scores 76 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 32 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 7.8 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 Fat2.1 g
- Saturated Fat1.3 g
- Sodium45 mg
- Dietary Fiber0.30 g
- Total Sugars9.6 g
- Protein3.4 g
- Calcium146 mg
- Iron0 mg
- Magnesium15 mg
- Vitamin C1.8 mg
- Folate1 ug
- Water83.5 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 cuptypical248 g
- 1 fl oz31 g
- Quantity not specified248 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 (milk).
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.
- -21.4Long-term
FructoseLong-term
An estimated 3.4 g of fructose per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA
- -8Long-term
Nutrient GapsLong-term
Provides meaningful amounts of only 1 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
- +6Flare + long-term
Dairy ProtectionFlare + long-term
Dairy protein lowers urate, though full-fat dairy earns a smaller bonus than low-fat.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Dalbeth N 2010, Ann Rheum Dis · Dalbeth N 2012, Curr Rheumatol Rep
- -1.3Long-term
SodiumLong-term
45 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- -1.2Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
1.31 g of saturated fat per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion. Discounted 75% because dairy fat shows a weaker association.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- +0.9Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
15 mg of magnesium per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- +0.5Long-term
FiberLong-term
0.3 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- +0.4Long-term
Vitamin CLong-term
1.8 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion. Vitamin C helps the kidneys excrete urate.
Evidence: Choi HK 2009, Arch Intern Med · Juraschek SP 2011, Arthritis Care Res
- -0.1Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
5 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.05x as a dairy source and 2.5x for the typical portion: 1 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
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