Plant
Sweet potato chips
How sweet potato chips scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Sweet potato chipsExcellent
| Starting score | 100 |
| Calorie Density | -10 |
| Fiber | +5 |
| Saturated Fat | -4.4 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -4 |
| Sodium | -2.6 |
| Magnesium | +1.6 |
| 3 smaller factors | -1 |
| Final score | 85 |
Sweet potato chips scores 85 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 22.4 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 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 Fat32.2 g
- Saturated Fat2.9 g
- Sodium227 mg
- Dietary Fiber8.8 g
- Total Sugars8.8 g
- Protein2.9 g
- Calcium59 mg
- Iron2.1 mg
- Magnesium65 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate37 ug
- Water4.5 g
- Alcohol0 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 chip2 g
- 1 small single serving bagtypical28 g
- 1 medium single serving bag57 g
- 1 large single serving bag85 g
- 1 100 calorie package18 g
- 1 cup25 g
- Quantity not specified28 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 (tortilla, corn, other chips).
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.
- -10Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
529 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- +5Long-term
FiberLong-term
8.8 g of dietary fiber per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol
- -4.4Long-term
Saturated FatLong-term
2.93 g of saturated fat per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Juraschek SP 2016, Arthritis Rheumatol · Yokose C 2021, Curr Opin 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
- -2.6Long-term
SodiumLong-term
227 mg of sodium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res
- +1.6Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
65 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
- -0.9Long-term
FructoseLong-term
An estimated 1.3 g of fructose per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Choi HK 2010, JAMA
- -0.5Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
10 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.45x as a plant source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 5 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- +0.4Long-term
FolateLong-term
37 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.