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Peanut butter filled reduced fat sandwich crackers

USDA description: Crackers, sandwich, reduced fat, peanut butter filled

How peanut butter filled reduced fat sandwich crackers scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.

Food Index score

Peanut butter filled reduced fat sandwich crackersGood

74/ 100
0100
Based on a well-supported purine estimate
What moved this score
Starting score100
Calorie Density-10
Sodium-7.3
Saturated Fat-4.2
Nutrient Gaps-4
Fructose-3.6
Fiber+1.8
3 smaller factors+1.1
Final score74
Flare risk (acute)99
Long-term (chronic)75

Peanut butter filled reduced fat sandwich crackers scores 74 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 29.9 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 3.7 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

Amounts per 100 g
Typical serving7 g
Calories437
  • Total Fat16.7 g
  • Saturated Fat2.8 g
  • Sodium639 mg
  • Dietary Fiber2.8 g
  • Total Sugars11.1 g
  • Protein8.3 g
  • Calcium0 mg
  • Iron3 mg
  • Magnesium30 mg
  • Vitamin C0 mg
  • Folate111 ug
  • Water9.3 g
  • Alcohol0 g
  • Omega-3 EPA0 g
  • Omega-3 DHA0 g

Common portions

  • 1 sandwichtypical7 g
  • 1 miniature/bite size3 g
  • 1 individual package45 g
  • 1 cup, NFS70 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.

PointsFactor
  • -10

    Calorie DensityLong-term

    437 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.

    Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr

  • -7.3

    SodiumLong-term

    639 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.

    Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res

  • -4.2

    Saturated FatLong-term

    2.78 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.

    Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol

  • -4

    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

  • -3.6

    FructoseLong-term

    An estimated 2.2 g of fructose per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.

    Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA

  • +1.8

    FiberLong-term

    2.8 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.

    Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol

  • +1.1

    FolateLong-term

    111 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.

    Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr

  • -0.8

    Purine LoadFlare risk

    15 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 7 mg effective.

    Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis

  • +0.8

    MagnesiumLong-term

    30 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.

    Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ

Common questions

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