Foods High in Uric Acid
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Dietitians and nutritionists commonly measure foods high in uric acid by measuring the total purine content of food. I have produced a table below that lists foods high in uric acid first with purine concentration reducing as you move down the list. Many advisers tell gout sufferers to avoid anything over 400mg and restrict foods in the 100-400mg range, but you should treat this advice with caution. Firstly, you must realize that typical portion sizes vary enormously. Be sure to calculate the amount that applies to your typical serving size from the value shown for 100 grams. Secondly, the effect of foods high in uric acid depends on direct absorption through the digestive tract. Most uric acid derives from the breakdown of your cells as part of normal metabolism. The overall contribution of foods high in uric acid is debatable - figures of between 5% and 15% are common. Purines Warning Please be careful about getting obsessed with the purine content of food. Though purines in food can have a slight effect on uric acid, there are many other factors to consider. Foods High In Uric Acid TableYou should use the information in the table below only as a guideline. Many other factors, besides foods high in uric acid, affect the risk of gout attacks. If you do feel that it is important to manage foods high in uric acid, then you should measure your total intake. Multiply the weight of your food (in grams) by the value from the table and divide this by 100 to give your uric acid intake in milligrams. In this way you can calculate a total intake from the list of foods high in uric acid for every meal. You need to find the level that you can tolerate best by trial and error.
| Foods High in Uric Acid | | Food | Purines (Uric Acid mg/100g) | | Theobromine | 2300 | | Yeast, Brewer's | 1810 | | Neck sweet bread, Calf's | 1260 | | Sprat, smoked | 804 | | Sheep's spleen | 773 | | Yeast, Baker's | 680 | | Ox liver | 554 | | Pig's heart | 530 | | Pig's spleen | 516 | | Pig's liver | 515 | | Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, dried | 488 | | Fish, sardines in oil | 480 | | Liver, Calf's | 460 | | Ox spleen | 444 | | Pig's lungs (lights) | 434 | | Ox lungs (lights) | 399 | | Fish, sardine, pilchard | 345 | | Spleen, Calf's | 343 | | Pig's kidney | 334 | | Fish, trout | 297 | | Fish, Tuna in oil | 290 | | Ox kidney | 269 | | Fish, Tuna | 257 | | Ox heart | 256 | | Liver, chicken | 243 | | Fish, Redfish (ocean perch) | 241 | | Heart, Sheep's | 241 | | Fish, Anchovy | 239 | | Black gram (mungo bean), seed, dry | 222 | | Fish, Herring, Matje cured | 219 | | Kidney, Calf's | 218 | | Fish, Herring, Atlantic | 210 | | Horse meat | 200 | | Bean, Soya, seed, dry | 190 | | Fish, Herring roe | 190 | | Lamb (muscles only) | 182 | | Fish, Halibut | 178 | | Chicken (breast with skin) | 175 | | Veal, muscles only | 172 | | Fish, salmon | 170 | | Poppy seed, seed, dry | 170 | | Pork muscles only | 166 | | Goose | 165 | | Sausage, liver (liverwurst) | 165 | | Fish, Saithe (coalfish) | 163 | | Fish, Carp | 160 | | Ox tongue | 160 | | Pork leg (hind leg) | 160 | | Chicken, boiling fowl, average | 159 | | Pork fillet | 150 | | Pork shoulder with skin (blade of shoulder) | 150 | | Turkey, young animal, average, with skin | 150 | | Veal knuckle with bone | 150 | | Veal, leg of veal with bone | 150 | | Veal, neck with bone | 150 | | Lungs, Calf's | 147 | | Shrimp, brown | 147 | | Fish, Mackerel | 145 | | Pork chop with bone | 145 | | Caviar (real) | 144 | | Sunflower seed, dry | 143 | | Pike | 140 | | Pork chuck | 140 | | Veal chop, cutlet with bone | 140 | | Veal fillet | 140 | | Veal, shoulder | 140 | | Fish, Haddock | 139 | | Duck, average | 138 | | Venison haunch (leg) | 138 | | Pig's tongue | 136 | | Scallop | 136 | | Beef, muscles only | 133 | | Rabbit meat, average with bone | 132 | | Fish, Sole | 131 | | Ham, cooked | 131 | | Bean, seed, white, dry | 128 | | Lentil, seed, dry | 127 | | Pork belly, raw, smoked dried | 127 | | Beef, chuck | 120 | | Beef, fore rib, entrecote | 120 | | Pork hip bone (hind leg) | 120 | | Lobster | 118 | | Chicken (chicken for roasting), average | 115 | | Mussel | 112 | | Sausage "Jagdwurst" | 112 | | Beef, fillet | 110 | | Beef, roast beef, sirloin | 110 | | Beef, shoulder | 110 | | Chicken, leg with skin, without bone | 110 | | Fish, Pike-perch | 110 | | Fish, Cod | 109 | | Peas, chick (garbanzo), seed, dry | 109 | | Grape, dried, raisin, sultana | 107 | | Linseed | 105 | | Rabbit/Hare (average) | 105 | | Venison back | 105 | | Sausage salami, German | 104 | | Sausages, frying, from pork | 101 | | Pork belly | 100 | | Barley without husk, whole grain | 96 | | Sausage "Mortadella" | 96 | | Pea, seed, dry | 95 | | Oats, without husk, whole grain | 94 | | Plaice | 93 | | Brain, Calf's | 92 | | Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, cep | 92 | | Sausages, frying, from veal | 91 | | Oyster | 90 | | Frankfurter sausages | 89 | | Sausage "Bierschincken" | 85 | | Pea, pod and seed, green | 84 | | Pig's brain | 83 | | Broccoli | 81 | | Bean sprouts, Soya | 80 | | Tench | 80 | | Nuts, peanut | 79 | | Artichoke | 78 | | Fish, eel (smoked) | 78 | | Sausage "Fleischwurst" | 78 | | Sausage, Vienna | 78 | | Ox brain | 75 | | Leek | 74 | | Sausages, German (Mettwurst) | 74 | | Apricot | 73 | | Sausage "Munich Weisswurst" | 73 | | Cocoa powder, oil partially removed, not including theobromine | 71 | | Grass, Viper's (black salsify) | 71 | | Meat, luncheon | 70 | | Brussel sprouts | 69 | | Tofu | 68 | | Chives | 67 | | Fig (dried) | 64 | | Plum, dried | 64 | | Millet, shucked corn | 62 | | Sesame (gingelly) seed, Oriental, dry | 62 | | Fish, Crayfish | 60 | | Crispbread | 60 | | Mushroom | 58 | | Banana | 57 | | Beef, corned (German) | 57 | | Parsley, leaf | 57 | | Spinach | 57 | | Peppers, green | 55 | | Pudding, black | 55 | | Corn, sweet | 52 | | Cauliflower | 51 | | Rye, whole grain | 51 | | Wheat, whole grain | 51 | | Oyster, mushroom | 50 | | Kale | 48 | | Beans, French, dried | 45 | | Pumpkin | 44 | | Pasta made with egg (noodles, macaroni, spaghetti, etc. | 40 | | Lettuce, Lamb's | 38 | | Almond, sweet | 37 | | Beans, French (string beans, haricot) | 37 | | Cabbage, savoy | 37 | | Nuts, hazelnut (cobnut) | 37 | | Date, dried | 35 | | Elderberry, black | 33 | | Melon, Cantelope | 33 | | Cabbage, red | 32 | | Cheese, Limburger, 20% fat content in dry matter | 32 | | Celeriac | 30 | | Morel | 30 | | Quince | 30 | | Bamboo Shoots | 29 | | Mushrooms, canned, solid and liquid | 29 | | Olive, green, marinated | 29 | | Cress | 28 | | Grape | 27 | | Kohlrabi | 25 | | Nuts, Walnut | 25 | | Plum | 24 | | Squash, summer | 24 | | Asparagus | 23 | | Nuts, Brazil | 23 | | Bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry | 22 | | Cabbage, white | 22 | | Aubergine | 21 | | Chinese leaves | 21 | | Peach | 21 | | Rolls, bread | 21 | | Strawberry | 21 | | Avocado | 19 | | Beet root | 19 | | Kiwi fruit (Chinese gooseberry, strawberry peach) | 19 | | Orange | 19 | | Pineapple | 19 | | Caviar substitute | 18 | | Potato, cooked with skin | 18 | | Raspberry | 18 | | Carrot | 17 | | Cherry, Morello | 17 | | Currant, red | 17 | | Endive | 17 | | Mushrooms, Chanterelle | 17 | | Mushrooms, Chanterelles, canned, solids & liquids | 17 | | Gooseberry | 16 | | Potato | 16 | | Sauerkraut, dripped off | 16 | | Radish | 15 | | Apple | 14 | | Beer, real, light | 14 | | Bread, wheat (flour) or (white bread) | 14 | | Fennel leaves | 14 | | Beer, Pilsner lager beer, regular beer, German | 13 | | Lettuce | 13 | | Onion | 13 | | Radishes | 13 | | Chicory | 12 | | Pear | 12 | | Rhubarb | 12 | | Tomato | 11 | | Cheese, cottage | 9.4 | | Beer, alcohol free | 8.1 | | Yogurt, min. 3.5% fat content | 8.1 | | Cucumber | 7.3 | | Cheese, Brie | 7.1 | | Cheese, edam, 30% fat content in dry matter | 7.1 | | Cheese, edam, 40% fat content in dry matter | 7.1 | | Cheese, edam, 45% fat content in dry matter | 7.1 | | Cherry, sweet | 7.1 | | Cheese, Cheddar/Cheshire cheese, 50% fat content in dry matter | 6 |
I took the data in this table from Food Composition and Nutrition Tables by Souci, Fachmann, Kraut . Their notes for the purine data states Purines
The total of free and bound compounds is given for each component. The "total purines" column contains the total of all individual components calculated as uric acid. The exact calculation of this is beyond the scope of this article, but you can easily see the relative purine count in the table. Remember, the table of foods high in uric acid shows the number of milligrams per 100 grams, so intake will depend on portion size. GoutPal warns against taking these types of analysis too seriously.
Firstly, gout food research indicates that vegetable purines do not increase the risk of gout, and dairy foods can actually reduce it. More importantly, people digest foods differently - a food that causes gout in one person might be tolerated by another, and different food combinations have significantly different effects. There is more information about dealing with foods high in uric acid in my Gout Diet section.
Foods High in Uric Acid Page Created: Before 2008 - Last Reviewed: 22nd July 2010

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