There are about 72 calories in a large egg (50 grams). The exact number depends on the size of an egg. You can expect a small egg to have slightly less than 72 calories and an extra-large egg to have slightly more. Hereâs a general breakdown by size: small egg (38 grams): 54 calories.
Your body breaks them down into uric acid. Too much uric acid in your blood causes gout. Some foods, like organ meats, sardines, and anchovies, are high in purines and can cause flare-ups. The good news is that many healthy options, like beans, lentils, and asparagus, have fewer purines.
So a diet for gout sufferers relies on foods with low levels of purine. Some high-purine foods or purine-producing foods to avoid include fried foods, alcohol, fatty foods, organ meats, herring, mackerel, scallops and high-fat snack foods such as chips.hoto Credit nuts. chestnuts. walnuts. hazel nuts image by L. Shat from Fotolia.com. Gout is a painful form of arthritis caused by excess uric acid. As the uric acid builds up in your body, crystals form in your joints, causing pain and inflammation.