Generally speaking gout patients are not allowed to eat mung bean sprouts.
Gout is a metabolic disease caused by a disorder of purine metabolism in the body, with a higher incidence in men, mainly manifested by acute attacks of arthritis, elevated uric acid, gout stone formation. The main cause of gout attack is excessive purine intake, so the diet of gout is very important to pay attention to the purine content of food.
100g of mung bean sprouts contain about 166mg of purine, belonging to the high purine food, so gout people can not eat, especially in the gout attack period.
People with gout need to reduce the intake of high-purine diets such as meat and seafood. Limit the intake of alcohol, reasonable diet is conducive to the recovery of the disease. Gout patients are advised to go to the rheumatology and immunology department of regular hospitals for detailed consultation, and follow the doctor’s instructions for a reasonable diet.