Beverage
Coffee flavored liqueur
USDA description: Liqueur, coffee flavored
How coffee flavored liqueur scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Coffee flavored liqueurAvoid
| Starting score | 100 |
| Alcohol | -33.5 |
| Category: Spirits | -25 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -10 |
| Calorie Density | -7.3 |
| Saturated Fat | -0.2 |
| Sodium | -0.1 |
| 1 smaller factor | +0.1 |
| Final score | 24 |
Coffee flavored liqueur scores 24 out of 100 and sits in the avoid band. Among the highest-risk foods in the database, with the strongest evidence linking it to gout risk.
Penalties took 76.1 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 0.1 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 Fat0.30 g
- Saturated Fat0.11 g
- Sodium8 mg
- Dietary Fiber0 g
- Total Sugars38.3 g
- Protein0.10 g
- Calcium1 mg
- Iron0.06 mg
- Magnesium3 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate0 ug
- Water31 g
- Alcohol21.7 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 fl oz (no ice)30 g
- 1 shottypical45 g
- 1 jigger45 g
- 1 drink68 g
- Quantity not specified45 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 (liquor and cocktails).
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.
- -33.5Flare risk
AlcoholFlare risk
21.7 g of alcohol per 100 g, with no portion adjustment. Alcohol slows the kidneys' clearance of urate.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res · Zhang Y 2006, Am J Med
- -25Flare risk
Category: SpiritsFlare risk
High alcohol concentration per serving; impairs renal urate excretion.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Zhang Y 2006, Am J Med
- -10Long-term
Nutrient GapsLong-term
Provides meaningful amounts of only 0 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
- -7.3Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
336 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- -0.2Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
0.11 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- -0.1Long-term
SodiumLong-term
8 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +0.1Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
3 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
Common questions
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.