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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.
Asparagus And Spinach. Animal products are not the only foods that are high in purines. Certain vegetables, like asparagus and spinach, can trigger a gout flare-up, but they donât seem to cause as much harm as animal-based foods. Purines from vegetables are also excreted from the body more easily that purines that come from meats and seafood.