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Purine Food Table

Nutrition makes up around 30% of the uric acid in blood serum making a low purine diet essential in the treatment and prevention of gout. One should also be aware that despite having minimal purine concentration, foods that increase blood acidity may aggravate gout. Examples include foods that are extremely spicy and fatty, coffee, alcohol, excessive tea, foods that are deep-fried, and more.

To make things as easy as possible for you we have listed 3 groups of food, those low, moderate and high in purines.
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LOW IN PURINES (0 to 50 mg. uric acid/100g)

Foods ( alphabetically)

Total Purines in mg uric acid/100 g ( Average)

Min

Max

Nutr. Density in mg/MJ

Almond, sweet

37

15.7

Apple

14

60.1

Apricot

73

71.6

Artichoke

78

834.6

Asparagus

23

19.71

29.57

310.9

Aubergine

21

290

Avocado

19

20.9

Bamboo Shoots

29

402.1

Banana

57

152.4

Barley without husk, whole grain

96

71.1

Bean sprouts, Soya

80

378.3

Beans, French (string beans, haricot)

37

20

43

266.9

Beans, French, dried

45

40

50

39.4

Beef, corned (German)

57

96.5

Beer, alcohol free

8.1

75.4

Beer, Pilsner lager beer, regular beer, German

13

75.2

Beer, real, light

14

86

Beet root

19

15

21

108.5

Bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry

22

143.7

Brain, Calf’s

92

203.1

Bread, wheat (flour) or (white bread)

14

13.9

Broccoli

81

691.6

Brussels sprouts

69

456

Cabbage, red

32

19.79

36.62

350.2

Cabbage, savoy

37

19.87

42.71

342.6

Cabbage, white

22

210.3

Carrot

17

14

25

155.9

Cauliflower

51

537.9

Caviar substitute

18

37.8

Celeriac

30

390.6

Cheese, Brie

7.1

5

Cheese, Cheddar/Cheshire cheese, 50% fat content

6

4.3

Cheese, cottage

9.4

22

Cheese, edam, 30% fat content in dry matter

7.1

6.8

Cheese, edam, 40% fat content in dry matter

7.1

5.4

Cheese, edam, 45% fat content in dry matter

7.1

4.8

Cheese, Limburger, 20% fat content in dry matter

32

41.7

Cherry, Morello

17

75.5

Cherry, sweet

7.1

64.2

Chicory

12

171.8

Chinese leaves

21

412.4

Chives

67

581.2

Cocoa powder, oil partially removed

71

49.7

Corn, sweet

52

140.9

Fish, Crayfish

60

220.3

Cress

28

200.8

Crispbread

60

44.9

Cucumber

7.3

141.7

Currant, red

17

122.6

Date, dried

35

29.9

Elderberry, black

33

144.4

Endive

17

297.7

Fennel leaves

14

10

16

139

Fig (dried)

64

60.4

Fish, eel (smoked)

78

45

110

57.2

Frankfurter sausages

89

68.74

129.52

80.2

Gooseberry

16

101.3

Grape

27

94.6

Grass, Viper’s (black salsify)

71

939.4

Kale

48

309.1

Kiwi fruit (Chinese gooseberry, strawberry peach

19

88.5

Kohlrabi

25

10.86

29.61

243.9

Leek

74

714.1

Lettuce

13

9.75

29.25

274.4

Lettuce, Lamb’s

38

645.3

Meat, luncheon

70

58.8

Melon, Cantelope

33

143

Millet, shucked corn

62

41.9

Morel

30

748.9

Mushroom

58

55.48

60.52

858.2

Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus

92

1011.6

Mushrooms, canned, solid and liquid

29

488.5

Mushrooms, Chanterelle

17

356.2

Nuts, Brazil

23

8.3

Nuts, hazelnut (cobnut)

37

27

42

13.9

Nuts, peanut

79

33.8

Oats, without husk, whole grain

94

63.6

Olive, green, marinated

29

51.1

Onion

13

112.4

Orange

19

105.9

Ox brain

75

140.7

Oyster

90

322.6

Oyster, mushroom

50

1054.6

Parsley, leaf

57

266.2

Pasta made with egg (noodles, macaroni, spaghetti

40

26.6

Pea, pod and seed, green

84

245.7

Pea, seed, dry

95

84.78

166.56

82.7

Peach

21

119.6

Pear

12

2

17

51.5

Peppers, green

55

681

Pig’s brain

83

161.71

Pineapple

19

81.4

Plaice

93

257.6

Plum

24

116.8

Plum, dried

64

67.9

Potato

16

53.6

Potato, cooked with skin

18

60.3

Pudding, black

55

37.23

90.55

42.8

Pumpkin

44

422

Quince

30

185

Radish

15

234.3

Radishes

13

210.6

Raspberry

18

126.3

Rhubarb

12

212.6

Rolls, bread

21

18.2

Rye, whole grain

51

47

63

41

Sauerkraut, dripped off

16

12

20

224.7

Sausage “Bierschincken”

85

117.3

Sausage “Fleischwurst”

78

66.8

Sausage “Mortadella”

96

79

130

67.4

Sausage “Munich Weisswurst”

73

65.7

Sausage, Vienna

78

65.7

Sausages, frying, from veal

91

81.5

Sausages, German (Mettwurst)

74

45.9

Sesame (gingelly) seed, Oriental, dry

62

26.5

Spinach

57

844.7

Squash, summer

24

296.2

Strawberry

21

11.81

25.59

156.8

Tench

80

243.8

Tofu

68

196.4

Tomato

11

145.7

Nuts, Walnut

25

9.1

Wheat, whole grain

51

40.2

83.41

39.4

Yogurt, min. 3.5% fat content

8.1

27.7

MODERATELY HIGH IN PURINES (100 to 400 mg. uric acid/100g)
Foods ( alphabetically) Total Purines in mg uric

acid/100 g ( Average)

Min Max Nutr. Density in

mg/MJ

Bean, seed, white, dry 128 127.1
Bean, Soya, seed, dry 190 139.1
Beef, chuck 120 192
Beef, fillet 110 216.4
Beef, fore rib, entrecote 120 185.4
Beef, muscles only 133  

292.1

Beef, roast beef, sirloin 110 110 120 201.4
Beef, shoulder 110 203.9
Black gram (mungo bean), seed, dry 222 194.3
Caviar (real) 144 141.6
Chicken (breast with skin) 175 288.4
Chicken (chicken for roasting), average 115 165.8
Chicken, boiling fowl, average 159 149.2
Chicken, leg with skin, without bone 110 152.2
Duck, average 138 146.2
Fish, Anchovy 239 560
Fish, Carp 160 330.9
Fish, Cod 109 335.9
Fish, Haddock 139 425.2
Fish, Halibut 178 439.9
Fish, Herring roe 190 342.4
Fish, Herring, Atlantic 210 216.9
Fish, Herring, Matje cured 219 197.6
Fish, Mackerel 145 95 194 191.2
Fish, Pike-perch 110 311.3
Fish, Redfish (ocean perch) 241 544.1
Fish, Saithe (coalfish) 163 473.4
Fish, salmon 170 110 250 202
Fish, sardine, pilchard 345 693.2
Fish, Sole 131 125 137 376.2
Fish, trout 297 686.7
Fish, Tuna 257 273.7
Fish, Tuna in oil 290 246.2
Goose 165 116.7
Grape, dried, raisin, sultana 107 86.4
Ham, cooked 131 248.1
Heart, Sheep’s 241 367.6
Horse meat 200 438.8
Kidney, Calf’s 218 419.6
Lamb (muscles only) 182 371
Lentil, seed, dry 127 114.45 164.65 93.8
Linseed 105 67.4
Liver, chicken 243 426.3
Lobster 118 60 175 346.4
Lungs, Calf’s 147 389.1
Mussel 112 391.5
Ox heart 256 504.3
Ox kidney 269 569.5
Ox lungs (lights) 399 961.4
Ox tongue 160 186
Peas, chick (garbanzo), seed, dry 109 84.2
Pig’s kidney 334 784.5
Pig’s tongue 136 208.2
Pike 140 406.7
Poppy seed, seed, dry 170 86
Pork belly 100 80 110 92.3
Pork belly, raw, smoked dried 127 82.6
Pork chop with bone 145 140 150 260
Pork chuck 140 135 145 170.4
Pork fillet 150 145 150 334.8
Pork hip bone (hind leg) 120 115 130 155
Pork leg (hind leg) 160 150 160 357.4
Pork muscles only 166 374.9
Pork shoulder with skin (blade of shoulder) 150 145 150 165.2
Rabbit meat, average with bone 132 95 150 207.7
Rabbit/Hare (average) 105 219.4
Sausage “Jagdwurst” 112 127.8
Sausage salami, German 104 65.9
Sausage, liver (liverwurst) 165 122.2
Sausages, frying, from pork 101 80.2
Scallop 136 505.8
Shrimp, brown 147 60 234 397.9
Spleen, Calf’s 343 815.9
Sunflower seed, dry 143 59.5
Turkey, young animal, average, with skin 150 237.3
Veal chop, cutlet with bone 140 309.6
Veal fillet 140 347.3
Veal knuckle with bone 150 140 160 353.2
Veal, leg of veal with bone 150 140 150 310.2
Veal, muscles only 172 438.7
Veal, neck with bone 150 326.9
Veal, shoulder 140 309.3
Venison back 105 205
Venison haunch (leg) 138 105 154 336.5

 

HIGHEST IN PURINES ( 400 mg. uric acid/100 g and higher)
Foods ( alphabetically) Total Purines in mg uric

acid/100 g ( Average)

Min Max Nutrition Density

in mg/MJ

Fish, sardines in oil 480 399 560 519.5
Liver, Calf’s 460 837.5
Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, dried 488 932.8
Neck sweet bread, Calf’s 1260 3012.9
Ox liver 554 1013.3
Ox spleen 444 1052.6
Pig’s heart 530 1382
Pig’s liver 515 937.9
Pig’s lungs (lights) 434 911.2
Pig’s spleen 516 1208.2
Sheep’s spleen 773 1702.6
Sprat, smoked 804 795.6
Theobromine 2300 1611.3
Yeast, Baker’s 680 2071.3
Yeast, Brewer’s 1810 1866.6