224 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

164.65

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

LOWEST IN PURINES (100 mg. uric acid/100 g and less)

Almond, sweet