Plant
Refried beans, from fast food / restaurant
How refried beans, from fast food / restaurant scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Refried beans, from fast food / restaurantGood
| Starting score | 100 |
| Saturated Fat | -8.5 |
| Sodium | -8 |
| Purine Load | -7.7 |
| Fiber | +5 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -4 |
| Calorie Density | -2.8 |
| 2 smaller factors | +2.7 |
| Final score | 77 |
Refried beans, from fast food / restaurant scores 77 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 31 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 7.7 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 Fat9.5 g
- Saturated Fat2.2 g
- Sodium402 mg
- Dietary Fiber7.8 g
- Total Sugars0.76 g
- Protein6.7 g
- Calcium55 mg
- Iron1.6 mg
- Magnesium43 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate27 ug
- Water65.5 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 cuptypical260 g
- Quantity not specified130 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 (beans, peas, legumes).
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.
- -8.5Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
2.17 g of saturated fat per 100 g, scaled 2.6x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
- -8Long-term
SodiumLong-term
402 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 2.6x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- -7.7Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
55 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 2.6x for the typical portion: 64 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- +5Long-term
FiberLong-term
7.8 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, scaled 2.6x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -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
- -2.8Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
177 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- +2Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
43 mg of magnesium per 100 g, scaled 2.6x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- +0.7Long-term
FolateLong-term
27 µg of folate per 100 g, scaled 2.6x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
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Common questions
About refried beans, from fast food / restaurant
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Each score lists the factors that moved it, the portion it assumes, and the studies behind each factor's weight.