224 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
Bean, seed, white, dry 128     127.1
Bean, Soya, seed, dry 190     139.1
Beans, French (string beans, haricot) 37 20 43 266.9
Beans, French, dried 45 40 50 39.4
Beef, chuck 120     192
Beef, corned (German) 57     96.5
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
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
Black gram (mungo bean), seed, dry 222     194.3
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 (real) 144     141.6
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
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
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
Cress 28     200.8
Crispbread 60     44.9
Cucumber 7.3     141.7
Currant, red 17     122.6
Dates, dried 35     29.9
Duck, average 138     146.2
Elderberry, black 33     144.4
Endive 17     297.7
Fennel leaves 14 10 16 139
Fig (dried) 64     60.4
Fish, Anchovy 239     560
Fish, Carp 160     330.9
Fish, Cod 109     335.9
Fish, Crayfish 60     220.3
Fish, eel (smoked) 78 45 110 57.2
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 140     406.7
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, sardines in oil 480 399 560 519.5
Fish, Sole 131 125 137 376.2
Fish, trout 297     686.7
Fish, Tuna 257     273.7
Fish, Tuna in oil 290     246.2
Frankfurter sausages 89 68.74 129.52 80.2
Goose 165     116.7
Gooseberry 16     101.3
Grape 27     94.6
Grape, dried, raisin, sultana 107     86.4
Grass, Viper's (black salsify) 71     939.4
Ham, cooked 131     248.1
Kale 48     309.1
Kidney, Calf's 218     419.6
Kiwi fruit (Chinese gooseberry, strawberry peach) 19     88.5
Kohlrabi 25 10.86 29.61 243.9
Lamb (muscles only) 182     371
Leek 74     714.1
Lentil, seed, dry 127 114.45 164.65 93.8
Lettuce 13 9.75 29.25 274.4
Lettuce, Lamb's 38     645.3
Linseed 105     67.4
Liver, Calf's 460     837.5
Liver, chicken 243     426.3
Lobster 118 60 175 346.4
Lungs, Calf's 147     389.1
Meat, horse 200     438.8
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
Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, dried 488     932.8
Mushrooms, canned, solid and liquid 29     488.5
Mushrooms, Chanterelle 17     356.2
Mushrooms, Chanterelles, canned, solids & liquids 17     114.2
Mussels 112     391.5
Neck sweet bread, Calf's 1260     3012.9
Nuts, Brazil 23     8.3
Nuts, hazelnut (cobnut) 37 27 42 13.9
Nuts, peanut 79     33.8
Nuts, Walnut 25     9.1
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
Ox heart 256     504.3
Ox kidney 269     569.5
Ox liver 554     1013.3
Ox lungs (lights) 399     961.4
Ox spleen 444     1052.6
Ox tongue 160     186
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 84.78 166.56 82.7
Peach 21     119.6
Pear 12 2 17 51.5
Peas, chick (garbanzo), seed, dry 109     84.2
Peppers, green 55     681
Pig's brain 83     161.71
Pig's heart 530     1382
Pig's kidney 334     784.5
Pig's liver 515     937.9
Pig's lungs (lights) 434     911.2
Pig's spleen 516     1208.2
Pig's tongue 136     208.2
Pineapple 19     81.4
Plaice 93     257.6
Plum 24     116.8
Plum, dried 64     67.9
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
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
Rabbit meat, average with bone 132 95 150 207.7
Rabbit/Hare (average) 105     219.4
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 "Jagdwurst" 112     127.8
Sausage "Mortadella" 96 79 130 67.4
Sausage "Munich Weisswurst" 73     65.7
Sausage salami, German 104     65.9
Sausage, liver (liverwurst) 165     122.2
Sausage, Vienna 78     65.7
Sausages, frying, from pork 101     80.2
Sausages, frying, from veal 91     81.5
Sausages, German (Mettwurst) 74     45.9
Scallop 136     505.8
Sesame (gingelly) seed, Oriental, dry 62     26.5
Sheep's heart 241     367.6
Sheep's spleen 773     1702.6
Shrimp, brown 147 60 234 397.9
Spinach 57     844.7
Spleen, Calf's 343     815.9
Sprat, smoked 804     795.6
Squash, summer 24     296.2
Strawberry 21 11.81 25.59 156.8
Sunflower seed, dry 143     59.5
Tench 80     243.8
Theobromine 2300     1611.3
Tofu 68     196.4
Tomato 11     145.7
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
Wheat, whole grain 51 40.2 83.41 39.4
Yeast, Baker's 680     2071.3
Yeast, Brewer's 1810     1866.6
Yogurt, min. 3.5% fat content 8.1     27.7