Beverage
Rice wine
USDA description: Wine, rice
How rice wine scores for gout, what moved that score, and the nutrition and portions behind it.
Food Index score
Rice wineCaution
| Starting score | 100 |
| Alcohol | -30.5 |
| Category: Wine | -20 |
| Nutrient Gaps | -10 |
| Calorie Density | -1.5 |
| Purine Load | -0.3 |
| Magnesium | +0.2 |
| Final score | 38 |
Rice wine scores 38 out of 100 and sits in the caution band. Ranks toward the higher-risk end. Many people choose to keep portions smaller and less frequent.
Penalties took 62.3 points off a starting score of 100, and protective factors added 0.2 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 Fat0 g
- Saturated Fat0 g
- Sodium2 mg
- Dietary Fiber0 g
- Total Sugars0 g
- Protein0.50 g
- Calcium5 mg
- Iron0.10 mg
- Magnesium6 mg
- Vitamin C0 mg
- Folate0 ug
- Water78.4 g
- Alcohol16.1 g
- Omega-3 EPA0 g
- Omega-3 DHA0 g
Common portions
- 1 fl oztypical30 g
- Quantity not specified180 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 (wine).
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.
- -30.5Flare risk
AlcoholFlare risk
16.1 g of alcohol per 100 g, with no portion adjustment. Alcohol slows the kidneys' clearance of urate.
Evidence: FitzGerald JD 2020, Arthritis Care Res · Zhang Y 2006, Am J Med
- -20Flare risk
Category: WineFlare risk
Alcohol impairs uric acid excretion; moderate risk vs beer (Zhang 2006).
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Choi HK 2008, BMJ · Zhang Y 2006, Am J Med
- -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
- -1.5Long-term
Calorie DensityLong-term
134 kcal per 100 g, above the 80 kcal energy-density threshold.
Evidence: Aune D 2014, Eur J Nutr
- -0.3Flare risk
Purine LoadFlare risk
5 mg of purines per 100 g, weighted 0.5x as a beverage source and 1.0x for the typical portion: 3 mg effective.
Evidence: Choi HK 2004, N Engl J Med · Kaneko K 2014, Biol Pharm Bull · Zhang Y 2012, Ann Rheum Dis
- +0.2Long-term
MagnesiumLong-term
6 mg of magnesium per 100 g, with no portion adjustment.
Evidence: Li X 2015, BMJ
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.