Beverage
Chocolate flavored cola soft drink
USDA description: Soft drink, cola, chocolate flavored
How chocolate flavored cola soft drink scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Chocolate flavored cola soft drinkAvoid
| Starting score | 100 |
| Category: SSBs (regular) | -40 |
| Fructose | -35 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -10 |
| Sodium | -0.1 |
| Final score | 15 |
Chocolate flavored cola soft drink scores 15 out of 100 and sits in the avoid band. Among the highest-risk foods in the database, with the strongest evidence linking it to gout risk.
Penalties took 85.1 points off a starting score of 100. 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 g
- Sodium3 mg
- Dietary Fiber0 g
- Total Sugars9.9 g
- Protein0 g
- Calcium1 mg
- Iron0.02 mg
- Magnesium0 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate0 ug
- Water89.4 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 fl oz (no ice)31 g
- 1 fl oz (with ice)23 g
- 1 fl oz (NFS)31 g
- 1 can (12 fl oz)typical372 g
- 1 bottle (16.9 fl oz or 500 ml)524 g
- 1 child/senior drink279 g
- 1 small drink372 g
- 1 medium drink512 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 (soft drinks).
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.
- -40Long-term
Category: SSBs (regular)Long-term
HFCS-driven fructose load; RR 1.85-2.39 for gout (Choi 2008, 2010).
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Zhang Y 2006, Am J Med
- -35Long-term
FructoseLong-term
An estimated 5.5 g of fructose per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA
- -10Long-term
Nutrient GapsLong-term
Provides meaningful amounts of only 0 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
- -0.1Long-term
SodiumLong-term
3 mg of sodium per 100 g, scaled 3.7x for the typical portion.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
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Common questions
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