Plant
Reduced sodium saltine crackers
USDA description: Crackers, saltine, reduced sodium
How reduced sodium saltine crackers scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Reduced sodium saltine crackersGood
| Starting score | 100 |
| Calorie Density | -9.6 |
| Sodium | -7.4 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -4 |
| Saturated Fat | -3 |
| Fiber | +1.8 |
| Folate | +1.4 |
| 2 smaller factors | +0.1 |
| Final score | 79 |
Reduced sodium saltine crackers scores 79 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 24.5 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 3.8 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 Fat8.8 g
- Saturated Fat2.0 g
- Sodium646 mg
- Dietary Fiber2.9 g
- Total Sugars2.2 g
- Protein9.4 g
- Calcium118 mg
- Iron5.1 mg
- Magnesium25 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate138 ug
- Water4.0 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 crackertypical3 g
- 1 miniature/bite size1 g
- 1 sleeve115 g
- 1 cup, NFS50 g
- Quantity not specified18 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 (crackers).
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.
- -9.6Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
416 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- -7.4Long-term
SodiumLong-term
646 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- -4Long-term
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
- -3Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
1.98 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- +1.8Long-term
FiberLong-term
2.9 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- +1.4Long-term
FolateLong-term
138 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
- +0.6Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
25 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- -0.5Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
10 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 5 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
Common questions
About reduced sodium saltine crackers
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.