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Foods (alphabetically) |
Total Purines in mg uric acid/100 g (Average) |
Min | Max | Nutr. Density in mg/MJ |
HIGHEST IN PURINES (400 mg. uric acid/100 g and higher) | ||||
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 | ||
MODERATELY HIGH IN PURINES (100 to 400 mg. uric acid/100g) | ||||
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 | 164.7 | 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 |
LOWEST IN PURINES (100 mg. uric acid/100 g and less) | ||||
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 | ||
Brussel 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 in dry matter |
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, not including theobromine |
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 | 129.5 | 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, cep | 92 | 1011.6 | ||
Mushrooms, canned, solid and liquid | 29 | 488.5 | ||
Mushrooms, Chanterelle | 17 | 356.2 | ||
Mushrooms,
Chanterelles, canned, solids & liquids |
17 | 114.2 | ||
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, etc. |
40 | 26.6 | ||
Pea, pod and seed, green | 84 | 245.7 | ||
Pea, seed, dry | 95 | 84.78 | 166.6 | 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 |