Beverage
Orange juice, 100%, frozen, not reconstituted
How orange juice, 100%, frozen, not reconstituted scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Orange juice, 100%, frozen, not reconstitutedCaution
| Starting score | 100 |
| Fructose | -35 |
| Category: 100% Juice | -25 |
| Vitamin C | +6 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -2 |
| Calorie Density | -1.9 |
| Magnesium | +0.9 |
| 5 smaller factors | +0.7 |
| Final score | 44 |
Orange juice, 100%, frozen, not reconstituted scores 44 out of 100 and sits in the caution band. Ranks toward the higher-risk end. Many people choose to keep portions smaller and less frequent.
Penalties took 64.6 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 8.3 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 Fat0.25 g
- Saturated Fat0.06 g
- Sodium7 mg
- Dietary Fiber1 g
- Total Sugars29.7 g
- Protein2.4 g
- Calcium38 mg
- Iron0.33 mg
- Magnesium35 mg
- Vitamin C144.8 mg
- Folate77 ug
- Water60.6 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 cup284 g
- 1 fl oztypical36 g
- Quantity not specified71 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 (fruit juice).
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.
- -35Long-term
FructoseLong-term
An estimated 14.8 g of fructose per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA
- -25Long-term
Category: 100% JuiceLong-term
Concentrated fructose; OJ RR 2.42 (Choi 2010). Lacks fiber matrix of whole fruit.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Zhang Y 2006, Am J Med
- +6Long-term
Vitamin CLong-term
144.8 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
- -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
- -1.9Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
148 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- +0.9Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
35 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- +0.8Long-term
FolateLong-term
77 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
- +0.6Long-term
FiberLong-term
1 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -0.5Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
8 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.5x as a beverage source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 4 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
Saturated FatLong-term
0.06 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
7 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
Common questions
About orange juice, 100%, frozen, not reconstituted
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.