Beverage
Bottled/canned coffee
USDA description: Coffee, bottled/canned
How bottled/canned coffee scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Bottled/canned coffeeExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -8 |
| Coffee | +4 |
| Hydration | +3 |
| Sodium | -0.9 |
| Magnesium | +0.7 |
| Protective bonus cap | -0.6 |
| Final score | 98 |
Bottled/canned coffee scores 98 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 8.9 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 7.1 back (trimmed from 7.7: bonuses can offset at most 80% of the penalties). 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 Fat1.4 g
- Saturated Fat0 g
- Sodium26 mg
- Dietary Fiber0 g
- Total Sugars10.7 g
- Protein2.0 g
- Calcium74 mg
- Iron0.04 mg
- Magnesium9 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate0 ug
- Water83.6 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 fl oz31 g
- 1 bottle/can (6.5 fl oz)202 g
- 1 bottle/can (9.5 fl oz)typical295 g
- 1 bottle/can (11 fl oz)341 g
- 1 bottle/can (15 fl oz)465 g
- Quantity not specified341 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 (coffee).
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.
- -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
- +4Long-term
CoffeeLong-term
Brewed coffee is linked to lower urate: chlorogenic acid and xanthine oxidase inhibition.
Evidence: Choi HK 2007, Arthritis Rheum
- +3Flare risk
HydrationFlare risk
83.56 g of water per 100 g. Staying hydrated helps the kidneys clear urate.
Evidence: Neogi T 2014, Am J Epidemiol
- -0.9Long-term
SodiumLong-term
26 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 3.0x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +0.7Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
9 mg of magnesium per 100 g, scaled 3.0x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
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Common questions
About bottled/canned coffee
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.