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Purines

Top 50 Foods Highest in Purine, adenine

Ranked by Purine, adenine content per 100g edible portion. Data from USDA FoodData Central.

Purine, adenine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Lentils, raw

104 mg

Foods ranked

50

with Purine, adenine data

Complete Ranking — Purine, adenine per 100g

# Food Purine, adenine (mg)
1 Lentils, raw 104
2 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered vs #1 95.8
3 Peas, green, split, mature seeds, raw vs #1 88.0
4 Blackeye pea, dry vs #1 77.0
5 Chicken, liver, all classes, raw vs #1 72.0
6 Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated vs #1 64.5
7 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs #1 62.0
8 Beans, small white, mature seeds, raw vs #1 59.0
9 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs #1 59.0
10 Beans, Dry, Pinto (0% moisture) vs #1 57.0
11 Beans, Dry, Great Northern (0% moisture) vs #1 56.0
12 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw vs #1 54.0
13 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw vs #1 46.0
14 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw vs #1 42.0
15 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw vs #1 42.0
16 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled vs #1 40.2
17 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, canned vs #1 39.0
18 Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat only, raw vs #1 38.8
19 Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, roasted vs #1 36.9
20 Chicken, gizzard, all classes, raw vs #1 35.1
21 Peas, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids vs #1 34.7
22 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, raw vs #1 32.0
23 Chicken, heart, all classes, raw vs #1 31.3
24 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw vs #1 31.2
25 Poultry, mechanically deboned, from backs and necks with skin, raw vs #1 31.1
26 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, canned, drained solids vs #1 30.0
27 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, heart, raw vs #1 30.0
28 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted vs #1 29.5
29 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised vs #1 28.1
30 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked vs #1 27.6
31 Fish, tuna, light, canned in oil, drained solids vs #1 27.0
32 Pork, loin, boneless, raw vs #1 25.5
33 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted vs #1 25.3
34 Chicken, ground, raw vs #1 24.7
35 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, stewed vs #1 24.6
36 Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids vs #1 23.0
37 Salmon, sockeye, canned, total can contents vs #1 23.0
38 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw vs #1 22.7
39 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, stewed vs #1 22.6
40 Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw vs #1 22.0
41 Poultry, mechanically deboned, from mature hens, raw vs #1 21.9
42 Chicken, skin (drumsticks and thighs), cooked, braised vs #1 21.1
43 Beans, cranberry (roman), mature seeds, raw vs #1 21.0
44 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, raw vs #1 20.9
45 Frankfurter, meat and poultry, unheated vs #1 20.2
46 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked vs #1 20.1
47 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned vs #1 20.0
48 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, loin chop, separable lean and fat, raw vs #1 19.4
49 Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone vs #1 19.0
50 Frankfurter, meat, heated vs #1 19.0

* All values per 100g edible portion. % Daily Values based on FDA 2020 (2,000 kcal diet). Rankings update automatically when USDA data is refreshed.