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 hamburger bun (52 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 roll, wheat or cracked wheat, hamburger bun 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 roll entries?

The database holds 31 roll variants and this one is 6th of 31, scoring 88. They range from 83 (bolillo mexican roll) up to 89 (pumpernickel roll), so preparation matters more here than the ingredient does — a 6-point spread within the same food.

Plant

Roll, wheat or cracked wheat, hamburger bun

Q: What does a score of 88 mean?

88 out of 100 places roll, wheat or cracked wheat, hamburger bun 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.

How roll, wheat or cracked wheat, hamburger bun scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.

Food Index score

Roll, wheat or cracked wheat, hamburger bunExcellent

0100

Based on a well-supported purine estimate

What moved this score
Starting score	100
Calorie Density	-5.4
Sodium	-5.3
Nutrient Gaps	-4
Fiber	+2.6
Magnesium	+1.2
Saturated Fat	-1.1
4 smaller factors	0
Final score	88

Flare risk (acute)99

Long-term (chronic)89

Roll, wheat or cracked wheat, hamburger bun scores 88 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 16.7 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 4.7 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.

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The underlying data

Nutrition and portions

Nutrition Facts

Amounts per 100 g

Typical serving52 g

Calories269

Total Fat3.6 g
Saturated Fat0.75 g
Sodium463 mg
Dietary Fiber4.2 g
Total Sugars6.9 g
Protein11.7 g

Calcium196 mg
Iron2.9 mg
Magnesium47 mg
Vitamin C1.3 mg
Folate84 ug

Water35.2 g
Alcohol0 g
Omega-3 EPA0 g
Omega-3 DHA0 g

Common portions

1 miniature/small hamburger bun28 g
1 hamburger buntypical52 g
Quantity not specified52 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 (rolls and buns).

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

-5.4
Calorie DensityLong-term
269 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
Long-term
-5.3
SodiumLong-term
463 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
Long-term
-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
+2.6
FiberLong-term
4.2 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
Long-term
+1.2
MagnesiumLong-term
47 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
Long-term
-1.1
Saturated FatLong-term
0.75 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin Rheumatol
Long-term
-0.8
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
Flare risk
+0.8
FolateLong-term
84 µg of folate per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Lyu LC 2017, Am J Clin Nutr
Long-term
-0.1
FructoseLong-term
An estimated 1.0 g of fructose per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA
Long-term
+0.1
Vitamin CLong-term
1.3 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
Long-term

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Nutrition and portions

Nutrition Facts

Common portions

Where the purine figure comes from

Every factor, in full

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