Plant
Cooked edamame
USDA description: Edamame, cooked
How cooked edamame scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Cooked edamameExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Fiber | +3.1 |
| Purine Load | -2.9 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -2 |
| Folate | +2 |
| Saturated Fat | -1.9 |
| Calorie Density | -1.7 |
| 3 smaller factors | +0.6 |
| Final score | 97 |
Cooked edamame scores 97 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 10 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 7.2 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 Fat7.6 g
- Saturated Fat1.3 g
- Sodium127 mg
- Dietary Fiber5 g
- Total Sugars2.1 g
- Protein11.5 g
- Calcium61 mg
- Iron2.2 mg
- Magnesium62 mg
- Vitamin C5.3 mg
- Folate286 ug
- Water70.8 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 pod, yieldstypical2 g
- 1 cup160 g
- Quantity not specified80 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 (beans, peas, legumes).
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.
- +3.1Long-term
FiberLong-term
5 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -2.9Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
55 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 25 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- -2Long-term
Nutrient GapsLong-term
Provides meaningful amounts of only 4 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
- +2Long-term
FolateLong-term
286 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
- -1.9Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
1.27 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- -1.7Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
140 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- +1.6Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
62 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- -1.5Long-term
SodiumLong-term
127 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +0.5Long-term
Vitamin CLong-term
5.3 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, with no portion adjustment. Vitamin C helps the kidneys excrete urate.
Evidence: Choi HK 2009, Arch Intern Med · Juraschek SP 2011, Arthritis Care Res
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Common questions
About cooked edamame
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.