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Is chocolate high in purines?
In short: Smart Gout Care estimates ≈ 15 mg of purines in a typical 50 g serving of chocolate (≈ 25 mg per 100 g), with ≈ 23 g of added sugar. That is fewer purines per 100 g than 65% of the 2,045 dishes in the app, and the app rates a serving Higher load.
| Typical serving | 50 g |
|---|---|
| Purines per serving | ≈ 15 mg |
| Purines per 100 g | ≈ 25 mg |
| Added sugar per serving | ≈ 23 g |
| Load badge in the app | Higher load |
About chocolate
Sweetened cocoa and milk solids; low purine but high in added sugar.
What about smaller or larger portions?
In the app you can set the portion to small, medium or large. The purine estimate scales with the weight:
| Portion | Weight | Purines |
|---|---|---|
| Small | 40 g | ≈ 10 mg |
| Medium (typical) | 50 g | ≈ 15 mg |
| Large | 65 g | ≈ 15 mg |
What does the load badge mean?
The badge compares one typical portion with the daily reference amounts set in the app. A portion is estimated to use more than two thirds of a day's purine or added-sugar reference. It is a rough guide to the size of a portion's share, not a rule about what to eat.
Where do these numbers come from?
These are Smart Gout Care's own estimates for a typical serving of Chocolate Bar, the same figures the app shows for this dish. They are rounded on purpose: published laboratory tables often disagree for the same food, sometimes by two times or more, depending on the sample, the species and the method. No laboratory measurement of chocolate or cocoa appears in the published purine tables we use (the USDA database and the Kaneko study), so treat this figure as a rough estimate for a typical dish, not a measured value. For related measured foods, see Fructose and Gout: Sugary Drinks, Juice and Uric Acid.
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