[Jason Ayers]

Quorn & Gout

Hi.

Trying to see if anyone knows of any Quorn related research? I emailed Quorn directly and they say:

“Unfortunately we do not have any information on the purine levels in Quorn products, however high levels tend to be found in meat and meat products therefore if there are any in Quorn products we would expect these to be very low.”

https://www.arthritis.org sent me the following saying Quorn has moderate levels of purines:

Mushrooms and fungal proteins such as mycoprotein (Quorn); as well as a number of vegetables such as asparagus, cauliflower, spinach, lentils, and soya beans are also rich in purines and should be eaten in moderation. There is medical evidence, however, that vegetarian diets high in purines are less likely to lead to gout than diets containing meat or shellfish.

http://www.ukgoutsociety.org/docs/diet_factsheet.pdf

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