Plant
Congee
How congee scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
CongeeExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -8 |
| Sodium | -6.8 |
| Purine Load | -4.7 |
| Folate | +0.4 |
| Magnesium | +0.3 |
| Fiber | +0.2 |
| 1 smaller factor | -0.1 |
| Final score | 81 |
Congee scores 81 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 19.6 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.
The underlying data
Nutrition and portions
Nutrition Facts
- Total Fat0.08 g
- Saturated Fat0.02 g
- Sodium234 mg
- Dietary Fiber0.10 g
- Total Sugars0.02 g
- Protein0.80 g
- Calcium5 mg
- Iron0.36 mg
- Magnesium4 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate17 ug
- Water89.9 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 cuptypical255 g
- Quantity not specified255 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 (rice).
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
- -6.8Long-term
SodiumLong-term
234 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- -4.7Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
35 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 2.5x for the typical portion: 40 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- +0.4Long-term
FolateLong-term
17 µg of folate per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
- +0.3Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
4 mg of magnesium per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- +0.2Long-term
FiberLong-term
0.1 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -0.1Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
0.02 g of saturated fat per 100 g, scaled 2.5x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
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Common questions
About congee
Look up any food's Food Index score
Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.