Animal / meat
No added fat cooked yolk only egg
USDA description: Egg, yolk only, cooked, no added fat
How no added fat cooked yolk only egg scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
No added fat cooked yolk only eggGood
| Starting score | 100 |
| Saturated Fat | -12 |
| Calorie Density | -7.1 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -6 |
| Heme Iron | -3.3 |
| Sodium | -1.9 |
| Folate | +1.1 |
| 3 smaller factors | +0.5 |
| Final score | 71 |
No added fat cooked yolk only egg scores 71 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 30.9 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 2.2 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 Fat28.7 g
- Saturated Fat9.5 g
- Sodium164 mg
- Dietary Fiber0 g
- Total Sugars0.56 g
- Protein16.1 g
- Calcium129 mg
- Iron2.7 mg
- Magnesium5 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate109 ug
- Water51.9 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0.01 g
- Omega-3 DHA0.11 g
Common portions
- 1 eggtypical17 g
- 1 cup135 g
- Quantity not specified17 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 (eggs and omelets).
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.
- -12Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
9.52 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- -7.1Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
327 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- -6Long-term
Nutrient GapsLong-term
Provides meaningful amounts of only 2 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
- -3.3Long-term
Heme IronLong-term
2.72 mg of iron per 100 g, of which about 60% is heme iron in animal foods, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li R 2018, Asia Pac J Clin Nutr
- -1.9Long-term
SodiumLong-term
164 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +1.1Long-term
FolateLong-term
109 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
- +1Flare risk
Omega-3 (EPA+DHA)Flare risk
0.120 g of EPA and DHA omega-3 per 100 g, with no portion adjustment. Omega-3 is linked to fewer recurrent flares.
Evidence: Zhang M 2019, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -0.6Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
5 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 1x as an animal 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
- +0.1Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
5 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
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Common questions
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