What portion is the score based on?

Nutrition figures are given per 100 g, and the scoring applies a serving-size adjustment based on this food's typical portion: 1 cup, cooked (140 g). Eating substantially more or less than that shifts the real-world effect accordingly.

How confident is this score?

Based on the measured median for this food category. Because the purine figure is estimated rather than directly measured, read this score as approximate.

Can I eat cooked vegetable pasta if I have gout?

That is a question for you and your clinician. This page ranks foods on published population-average evidence; it does not account for your urate level, kidney function, medications or overall eating pattern.

How does this compare with other pasta entries?

The database holds 4 pasta variants and this one is the highest-scoring of the 4, scoring 97. They range from 91 (gluten free pasta) up to 97 (cooked vegetable pasta), so preparation matters more here than the ingredient does — a 6-point spread within the same food.

Plant

Cooked vegetable pasta

Q: What does a score of 97 mean?

97 out of 100 places cooked vegetable pasta in the "excellent" band. Among the lower-risk choices for most people with gout, and often carries protective nutrients. Scores rank foods against each other on average across a population. They are not a personal risk level.

USDA description: Pasta, vegetable, cooked

How cooked vegetable pasta scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.

Food Index score

Cooked vegetable pastaExcellent

0100

Based on a well-supported purine estimate

What moved this score
Starting score	100
Nutrient Gaps	-4
Fiber	+3.8
Purine Load	-1.8
Sodium	-1.6
Calorie Density	-1.4
Folate	+0.9
1 smaller factor	+0.7
Final score	97

Flare risk (acute)98

Long-term (chronic)98

Cooked vegetable pasta 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 8.8 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 5.4 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.

Compare with another foodMore pasta, noodles, cooked grains How scoring works

The underlying data

Nutrition and portions

Nutrition Facts

Amounts per 100 g

Typical serving140 g

Calories128

Total Fat0.11 g
Saturated Fat0.02 g
Sodium99 mg
Dietary Fiber4.3 g
Total Sugars1.1 g
Protein4.5 g

Calcium11 mg
Iron0.49 mg
Magnesium19 mg
Vitamin C0 mg
Folate65 ug

Water68.2 g
Alcohol0 g
Omega-3 EPA0 g
Omega-3 DHA0 g

Common portions

1 cup, cookedtypical140 g
1 oz, dry, yields80 g
Quantity not specified140 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 (pasta, noodles, cooked grains).

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.

PointsFactorAffects

-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
Long-term
+3.8
FiberLong-term
4.3 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, scaled 1.4x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
Long-term
-1.8
Purine LoadFlare risk
25 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.4x for the typical portion: 16 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
Flare risk
-1.6
SodiumLong-term
99 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 1.4x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
Long-term
-1.4
Calorie DensityLong-term
128 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
Long-term
+0.9
FolateLong-term
65 µg of folate per 100 g, scaled 1.4x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
Long-term
+0.7
MagnesiumLong-term
19 mg of magnesium per 100 g, scaled 1.4x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
Long-term

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