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Dried fruit and gout: which to pick, which to skip

By Patricia Lu & Allan Lu, creators of SuitBite · Updated 2026-09-11

Dried fruit runs naturally high in fructose and is often sweetened further — so we read each label. We read the full ingredient list of 2 dried fruit and scored each for gout specifically: 0 rate as a pick, 2 to limit or skip, and 1 carry a hidden trigger (HFCS, fructose or yeast extract) we flag by position.

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Eat sparingly
Medjool Dates
Medjool Dates
Simple Truth Organic
54
Eat sparingly
dried cranberries
dried cranberries
kroger
52
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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.