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Chicken wings are moderate-purine food; skin, deep-frying, salty sauces and a beer pairing can raise flare risk.
Chicken is a moderate-purine meat — roughly 150 mg per 100 g — and wings are the fattiest, skin-on cut of the bird. A typical order of six to eight wings can deliver 200–350 mg of purines along with a lot of fat and calories [1]. That is nowhere near liver, anchovies or shrimp, but it is high enough that portion size and frequency matter.
Deep-frying adds no purines, but the extra fat and calories drive weight gain and insulin resistance, both of which push uric acid up. Buffalo sauce itself — cayenne, vinegar, butter — is low in purines, though bottled versions and dry rubs can carry heavy sodium and sometimes added sugar or high-fructose corn syrup. Sodium does not raise urate directly, but high intakes track with gout flares and higher blood pressure.
Ask for wings baked or grilled and skinless where possible. Keep to three or four wings rather than a dozen, choose a plain cayenne sauce over sweet, sticky glazes, and add a low-fat dairy dip — dairy is linked to slightly lower urate levels. Skip the beer and drink water instead; alcohol is the single biggest avoidable trigger in a wing night.