Plant
Popcorn cake
How popcorn cake scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Popcorn cakeExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Calorie Density | -8.7 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -4 |
| Sodium | -3.3 |
| Magnesium | +2 |
| Fiber | +1.8 |
| Purine Load | -0.8 |
| 2 smaller factors | -0.5 |
| Final score | 87 |
Popcorn cake scores 87 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 17.5 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 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.
The underlying data
Nutrition and portions
Nutrition Facts
- Total Fat3.1 g
- Saturated Fat0.48 g
- Sodium288 mg
- Dietary Fiber2.9 g
- Total Sugars0.72 g
- Protein9.7 g
- Calcium9 mg
- Iron1.9 mg
- Magnesium159 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate18 ug
- Water5 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 plain caketypical10 g
- 1 caramel cake15 g
- 1 small cake2 g
- Quantity not specified18 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 (crackers).
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.
- -8.7Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
384 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- -4Long-term
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
- -3.3Long-term
SodiumLong-term
288 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +2Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
159 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- +1.8Long-term
FiberLong-term
2.9 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -0.8Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
15 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 7 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- -0.7Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
0.48 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- +0.2Long-term
FolateLong-term
18 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
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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.