Gout & packaged snacks: which to pick, which to skip

By Patricia Lu & Allan Lu, creators of SuitBite · Updated 2026-09-17

The gout triggers in packaged food aren't steak and beer — you already avoid those. They're hidden in the ingredient list: high-fructose corn syrup, fructose, yeast extract. We read the full label of 66 snacks and scored each for gout: 29 rate as a pick, 37 to limit or skip. 20 carry a hidden trigger — we flag exactly where it sits.

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Gout food guides: Chocolate and gout · Popcorn and gout · Granola and gout · Dried fruit and gout · Nuts and gout · Yeast extract and gout · Pretzels and gout

Browse by type: Chocolate & Candy · Tortilla Chips · Chips & Crisps · Crackers · Popcorn · Cookies & Biscuits · Snack & Granola Bars · Pretzels · Nut Butter · Nuts & Seeds · Puffs & Rice Cakes · Dried Fruit

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Best pick
Organic Cinanon Harvest Whole Wheat Biscuits with Sweet Cinnamon
Organic Cinanon Harvest Whole Wheat Biscuits with Sweet Cinnamon
Kashi
100
Best pick
Organics Pretzels Sticks
Organics Pretzels Sticks
H-E-B
96
Best pick
Boom chika pop
Boom chika pop
Angie's
95
Best pick
keto seed crackers herb
keto seed crackers herb
Simple Truth Organic
93
Best pick
Thin Puffed Cakes
Thin Puffed Cakes
Suzie's
92
Best pick
Protein Trail Mix
Protein Trail Mix
Simple Truth
91
Best pick
Restaurant Style White Tortilla Chips
Restaurant Style White Tortilla Chips
Kroger
91
Best pick
Organic Blue Chips
Organic Blue Chips
Garden of Eatin'
91
Best pick
Mini Twist pretzels
Mini Twist pretzels
H-E-B Organics
91
Best pick
Sweet & salty popcorn
Sweet & salty popcorn
Big Win
91
Best pick
Toasted sesame water crisp crackers
Toasted sesame water crisp crackers
Private selection
91
Best pick
Creamy Almond Butter
Creamy Almond Butter
Simple Truth
89
Best pick
Grain free keto seed crackers
Grain free keto seed crackers
Simple Truth Organic
88
Best pick
organic SWEET POTATO CORN TORTILLA CHIPS
organic SWEET POTATO CORN TORTILLA CHIPS
simple truth
88
Best pick
Cinnamon pistachios
Cinnamon pistachios
Wonderful
87
Best pick
Organic Multigrain Rice Cakes
Organic Multigrain Rice Cakes
Full Circle Market
87
Best pick
Almond Cookie
Almond Cookie
Larabar
84
Best pick
Toasted Almond Granola
Toasted Almond Granola
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82
Best pick
Creamy Peanut Butter
Creamy Peanut Butter
Kroger
81
Best pick
Pecan
Pecan
Kroger
81
Safe pick
Honey Roasted Pistachios
Honey Roasted Pistachios
Wonderful Pistachios
77
Safe pick
Organic Snack Bar Trail Mix Crumble
Organic Snack Bar Trail Mix Crumble
Dave's Killer Bread
76
Safe pick
Organic Kosher Baby Dills
Organic Kosher Baby Dills
Mt. Olive
75
Safe pick
Pistachios
Pistachios
Wonderful
73
Safe pick
Sea Salt & Pepper Pistachios
Sea Salt & Pepper Pistachios
Wonderful
73
Safe pick
Protein Plus Peanut Butter Energy Ball
Protein Plus Peanut Butter Energy Ball
Betty Lou's
66
Safe pick
Creamy Vanilla Almond Butter
Creamy Vanilla Almond Butter
Simple Truth
62
Safe pick
Banana Walnut Nut Butter Bites
Banana Walnut Nut Butter Bites
Simple Truth
61
Safe pick
Pretzels Honey Wheat
Pretzels Honey Wheat
H-E-B
60
Eat sparingly
Rosemary Crackers
Rosemary Crackers
HEB Deli
59
Eat sparingly
Antioxidant Trail Mix
Antioxidant Trail Mix
Simple Truth
58
Eat sparingly
Party size! hint of lime flavored tortilla chips
Party size! hint of lime flavored tortilla chips
Fritolay
58
Eat sparingly
Dark Chocolate
Dark Chocolate
Lindt Excellence
58
Eat sparingly
Cinnamon Almond Grain Free Granola Bars
Cinnamon Almond Grain Free Granola Bars
Autumn's Gold
58
Eat sparingly
Instant oatmeal
Instant oatmeal
Quaker
57
Eat sparingly
Popcorn variety pack
Popcorn variety pack
Central Market
57
Eat sparingly
Honey Fortune Cookies
Honey Fortune Cookies
Luv Yu Bakery Inc.
56
Eat sparingly
Cranberry Cashew Mix
Cranberry Cashew Mix
Kroger
55
Eat sparingly
Cranberry Cashew Trail Mix
Cranberry Cashew Trail Mix
Kroger
55
Eat sparingly
Kettle Corn Popcorn
Kettle Corn Popcorn
Sweet CHAOS
55
Eat sparingly
Medjool Dates
Medjool Dates
Simple Truth Organic
54
Eat sparingly
Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
Toast & Peanut Butter Sandwich Crackers
Keebler
54
Eat sparingly
Sweetened banana chips
Sweetened banana chips
54
Eat sparingly
Kettle cooked sea salt caramel cashews
Kettle cooked sea salt caramel cashews
53
Eat sparingly
Creamy honey almond butter
Creamy honey almond butter
Simple truth
52
Eat sparingly
dried cranberries
dried cranberries
kroger
52
Eat sparingly
Fudge mint whoopsy! fudge stripes cookies
Fudge mint whoopsy! fudge stripes cookies
Keebler
51
Eat sparingly
Pb 'n j sandwich crackers, pb 'n j
Pb 'n j sandwich crackers, pb 'n j
51
Eat sparingly
Squares
Squares
Ferrero
50
Eat sparingly
Fine Assorted Confections
Fine Assorted Confections
47
Eat sparingly
Fine Hazelnut Chocolates
Fine Hazelnut Chocolates
Ferrero Rocher
47
Eat sparingly
Bueno Mini
Bueno Mini
Kinder
47
Eat sparingly
Selects Dill Pickle Pretzel Twists
Selects Dill Pickle Pretzel Twists
Rold Gold
46
Eat sparingly
Shrimp Chips
Shrimp Chips
46
Eat sparingly
Walkers assorted shortbread cookies
Walkers assorted shortbread cookies
Walkers
46
Eat sparingly
7up cake
7up cake
44
Eat sparingly
Lemon cake
Lemon cake
44
Eat sparingly
Pumpkin cake
Pumpkin cake
44
Eat sparingly
Everyday favorites mini gold cup cakes
Everyday favorites mini gold cup cakes
44
Eat sparingly
Baked Crunchy Honey Coconut Chips
Baked Crunchy Honey Coconut Chips
Bare
43
Eat sparingly
Holiday gift box pralines
Holiday gift box pralines
Ferrero
43
Eat sparingly
Ferrero rocher, fine hazelnut chocolates
Ferrero rocher, fine hazelnut chocolates
Ferrero
43
Eat sparingly
Ferrero gift box
Ferrero gift box
Ferrero
43
Eat sparingly
Ferrero cone
Ferrero cone
Ferrero
43
Eat sparingly
Organic Bread & Butter Chips
Organic Bread & Butter Chips
41
Skip
Madeleines Cookies
Madeleines Cookies
Signature Select
39
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Written by Patricia Lu & Allan Lu, creators of the SuitBite food-label scanner. Medical claims follow the American College of Rheumatology 2020 gout guideline; see how we score. Data source: Open Food Facts, licensed under the Open Database License (ODbL). Product photos © their respective contributors. Nutrition and ingredient data reflect the label as recorded and may lag the latest packaging. This is shopping guidance, not medical advice — during an acute gout flare, follow your own clinician.