Purine content of Sprite
Sprite contains 1 mg of total purines per 100 ml, which puts it in the low band.
Measured as Sprite · NHC 2024
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Purines by serving size
Purines arrive by the gram, not by the label. This is the measured value above, scaled to portions you would actually eat.
| Portion | Total purines |
|---|---|
| Small glass (150 ml) | 2 mg |
| Can or bottle (330 ml) | 3 mg |
| Pint (500 ml) | 5 mg |
Why the numbers vary
The non-alcoholic drinks measured here run from 1 mg to 1.6 mg per 100 g, so the category is a poor guide on its own — which specific food, and prepared how, decides almost everything.
Questions about sprite and purines
Is sprite high in purines?
At 1 mg per 100 ml, sprite falls in the low band (under 30 mg per 100 ml) on the six-level scale used across this site.
How many purines are in a serving of sprite?
small glass (150 ml) contains about 2 mg, can or bottle (330 ml) contains about 3 mg and pint (500 ml) contains about 5 mg, based on the value per 100 ml.
Where does this sprite purine value come from?
Dietary Guideline for Adults with Hyperuricaemia and Gout (2024 Edition). Values are total purines in milligrams per 100 ml of the food as described, and nothing is estimated or averaged across sources.
How does sprite compare with other non-alcoholic drinks?
The median for non-alcoholic drinks in this database is 1.2 mg per 100 ml, with a range of 1 to 1.6 mg. Sprite is below that median.
Source
- Dietary Guideline for Adults with Hyperuricaemia and Gout (2024 Edition) — National Health Commission of China, appendix 1. Issued February 2024.
Reference information only. Purine values describe foods, not people: they cannot tell you what is safe for you to eat, and nothing here diagnoses or treats gout. Talk to your doctor or dietitian about your own diet and medication.