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People suffering from gout should not eat organ meats, anchovies, mackerel or herring, as well as other foods high in purines. Fatty red meat, fish and seafood are also high in purines and are connected with elevated risk of gout, as stated by the Mayo Clinic.
Here are 20+ purine-containing foods that aggravate gout. Purine-Containing Foods that Aggravate Gout. 1  Organ Meats such as liver and giblets. 2  Red Meat, including: beef, bison, lamb, and pork as well. 3  Fish and seafood, especially anchovies, herring, and mackerel, but also tuna, shrimp, lobster, and scallops. 4  Poultry such as chicken, turkey, duck, etc. 5  Asparagus.