Soups and Broths Purine Ranking: Lowest to Highest

Lowest Purine Soups and Broths

Highest Purine Soups and Broths

#11soup, potage type, powdered37.6 mg

#10Powder soup Consomme179.8 mg

#9soup, consommé type, powdered179.8 mg

#8Powder soup Chinese soup185.9 mg

#7soup, chinese soup type, powdered185.9 mg

#6Powder soup Matsutake233.4 mg

#5soup, matsutake type, powdered233.9 mg

#4soup, stock, chinese, dried508.9 mg

#3Powdered Umami broth684.8 mg

#2umami broth, powdered684.8 mg

Category Average: 286.6 mg/100g

The average across 11 Soups and Broths foods with lab-measured data. Foods below this average are better-than-typical choices within this category.

How to Use This Ranking

The purine ranking is sorted from lowest to highest. Rank #1 is the lowest-purine food in the category. Foods in the top half (above median) should be consumed with more awareness of portion and frequency. The difference between adjacent ranks varies: in some categories, rank #5 and #10 might be only 10 mg apart; in others, the gap can be 100+ mg. Always check the actual milligram value, not just the position. Rankings do not account for fructose or alcohol — use individual food pages for a complete risk assessment.

ACR 2020 Guideline Context

The American College of Rheumatology recommends that gout patients focus on purine awareness rather than complete food group elimination. Within any category, there is a wide purine range. The goal is to shift toward lower-purine choices within categories you already eat, rather than eliminating entire food groups. This ranking helps you identify which specific items to prioritize and which to limit.

Japanese guidelines recommend under 400 mg of total dietary purines per day. Using this ranking, you can estimate how much of budget each food uses per typical serving.

How This Comparison Is Built

Every food in this comparison has been evaluated using a three-factor risk engine that independently assesses purine content, fructose level, and alcohol presence. Purine values come from two primary references — the USDA+ODS-NIH PURINE DATABASE Release 2 (March 2025) and Kaneko et al. (Biol Pharm Bull 37(5):709-721, 2014, PMID: 24553148). Fructose data is sourced from USDA SR28 Food Composition Tables. The verdict system follows ACR 2020 guideline thresholds: Safe (purine <50 mg, fructose <2g, no alcohol), Moderate (purine 50-150 mg or fructose 2-5g), Avoid (purine >150 mg, fructose >5g, or alcohol present). Data quality is labeled T1 (lab-measured), T2 (measured + consensus), or T3 (category estimate) on each food's detail page.

This comparison is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Individual tolerance to purines and fructose varies. Consult a healthcare professional for personalized dietary guidance. Last reviewed: 2026-09-03.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is soup high in purines?

Soup and broth concentrate the purines that dissolve out of meat, fish, or mushrooms during cooking, so they can run higher than the solid ingredients alone. Among 11 soups and broths with measured values, the lowest options include soup, potage type, powdered at 37.6 mg/100g and Powder soup Potage at 37.6 mg/100g. A light vegetable or short-simmered broth is gentler than a rich meat or fish stock.

Is chicken broth bad for gout?

Chicken broth collects the purines that leach from chicken during simmering, so it carries more purines than the chicken breast itself. The effect is modest for a light, short-simmered broth, but rich or concentrated broths — and powdered soup mixes — run higher. Being modest with the broth is a reasonable gout precaution.

Which soup is lowest in purines?

The lower-purine soups in our database include soup, potage type, powdered at 37.6 mg/100g and Powder soup Potage at 37.6 mg/100g. Vegetable-based and short-simmered options run lower, while meat, fish, and mushroom stocks and powdered soup mixes run higher.

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