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Purines

Top 50 Foods Highest in Purine, guanine

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

Purine, guanine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Fish, anchovy, european, raw

185 mg

Foods ranked

50

with Purine, guanine data

Complete Ranking — Purine, guanine per 100g

# Food Purine, guanine (mg)
1 Fish, anchovy, european, raw 185
2 Fish, mackerel, jack, canned, drained solids vs #1 109
3 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, cooked, simmered vs #1 97.3
4 Fish, sardine, Atlantic, canned in oil, drained solids with bone vs #1 95.0
5 Lentils, raw vs #1 82.0
6 Blackeye pea, dry vs #1 80.0
7 Chicken, liver, all classes, raw vs #1 78.0
8 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs #1 77.0
9 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs #1 74.0
10 Beans, small white, mature seeds, raw vs #1 74.0
11 Peas, green, split, mature seeds, raw vs #1 74.0
12 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled vs #1 68.2
13 Beans, Dry, Great Northern (0% moisture) vs #1 68.0
14 Beans, Dry, Pinto (0% moisture) vs #1 54.0
15 Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, roasted vs #1 51.5
16 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw vs #1 51.1
17 Beans, adzuki, mature seeds, raw vs #1 51.0
18 Chicken, gizzard, all classes, raw vs #1 47.6
19 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw vs #1 47.0
20 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, liver, raw vs #1 43.0
21 Lima beans, large, mature seeds, raw vs #1 41.0
22 Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat only, raw vs #1 41.0
23 Fish, anchovy, european, canned in oil, drained solids vs #1 39.0
24 Salmon, sockeye, canned, total can contents vs #1 39.0
25 Lima beans, thin seeded (baby), mature seeds, raw vs #1 39.0
26 Peas, green, canned, regular pack, solids and liquids vs #1 36.9
27 Chicken, heart, all classes, raw vs #1 36.1
28 Salami, dry or hard, pork, beef vs #1 35.1
29 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised vs #1 34.0
30 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted vs #1 33.3
31 Poultry, mechanically deboned, from backs and necks with skin, raw vs #1 33.3
32 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, stewed vs #1 29.9
33 Pork, loin, boneless, raw vs #1 29.5
34 Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw vs #1 29.0
35 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, stewed vs #1 28.5
36 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked vs #1 27.9
37 Chicken, skin (drumsticks and thighs), cooked, braised vs #1 27.9
38 Frankfurter, meat and poultry, unheated vs #1 27.4
39 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted vs #1 27.2
40 Mushrooms, white, raw vs #1 27.1
41 Fish, mackerel, Pacific and jack, mixed species, raw vs #1 26.0
42 Frankfurter, meat, heated vs #1 26.0
43 Poultry, mechanically deboned, from mature hens, raw vs #1 25.8
44 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, raw vs #1 25.4
45 Mollusks, clam, mixed species, raw vs #1 24.0
46 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw vs #1 23.5
47 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, heart, raw vs #1 23.0
48 Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated vs #1 22.5
49 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked vs #1 22.3
50 Mollusks, oyster, eastern, canned vs #1 22.0

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