Synopsis of the App: Purity promises personalized diet management for those who have gout.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple only.
RDN Score: 3/5
Pro
Easy-to-use app with a simple design.
Quickly uncover total purine and uric acid amounts for specific foods in grams or ounces.
Includes red, yellow and green coding to visually signal high, moderate or low purine levels in foods and totals for the day.
Includes a variety of common ingredients, as well as popular fast foods.
Though limited, Purity provides recommended “green” ingredients for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert.
Set grams or ounces for reporting based on personal preference.
Cons
Only available on iOS at the time of this review.
Doesn’t appear to include a way to store purine counts from day to day.
Doesn’t include in-depth details about managing gout, nor recipes to incorporate the recom-mended foods.
Bottom Line: Purity promises to provide personalized diet management for those who have gout. However, it’s more of a handy tool for calculating purine content in the moment — not tracking over time.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis of the App: Purity promises personalized diet management for those who have gout.
