Beverage
Coffee, cafe mocha, with non-dairy milk
USDA description: Coffee, Cafe Mocha, with non-dairy milk
How coffee, cafe mocha, with non-dairy milk scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Coffee, cafe mocha, with non-dairy milkExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -8 |
| Coffee | +4 |
| Hydration | +3 |
| Sodium | -2.3 |
| Magnesium | +2 |
| Saturated Fat | -0.7 |
| 2 smaller factors | +0.3 |
| Protective bonus cap | -0.5 |
| Final score | 98 |
Coffee, cafe mocha, with non-dairy milk 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 11 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 8.8 back (trimmed from 9.3: 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 Fat1.2 g
- Saturated Fat0.13 g
- Sodium54 mg
- Dietary Fiber0.10 g
- Total Sugars7.1 g
- Protein0.88 g
- Calcium116 mg
- Iron0.26 mg
- Magnesium23 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate4 ug
- Water88.7 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 fl oz31 g
- 1 cup (8 fl oz)248 g
- 1 smalltypical372 g
- 1 medium496 g
- 1 large620 g
- Quantity not specified372 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
88.65 g of water per 100 g. Staying hydrated helps the kidneys clear urate.
Evidence: Neogi T 2014, Am J Epidemiol
- -2.3Long-term
SodiumLong-term
54 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +2Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
23 mg of magnesium per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- -0.7Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
0.13 g of saturated fat per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- +0.2Long-term
FiberLong-term
0.1 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- +0.1Long-term
FolateLong-term
4 µg of folate per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
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Common questions
About coffee, cafe mocha, with non-dairy milk
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.