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Purines

Top 50 Foods Highest in Purine, hypoxanthine

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

Purine, hypoxanthine: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked

373 mg

Foods ranked

50

with Purine, hypoxanthine data

Complete Ranking — Purine, hypoxanthine per 100g

# Food Purine, hypoxanthine (mg)
1 Pork, cured, bacon, cooked, baked 373
2 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled vs #1 259
3 Pork, fresh, loin, top loin (roasts), boneless, separable lean only, cooked, roasted vs #1 243
4 Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw vs #1 217
5 Pork, loin, tenderloin, boneless, raw vs #1 216
6 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw vs #1 211
7 Turkey breast, low salt, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat vs #1 207
8 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw vs #1 205
9 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned vs #1 196
10 Salami, dry or hard, pork, beef vs #1 195
11 Fish, catfish, channel, farmed, raw vs #1 185
12 Pork, loin, boneless, raw vs #1 182
13 Pork sausage, link/patty, cooked, pan-fried vs #1 175
14 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked vs #1 174
15 Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw vs #1 163
16 Pork, ground, raw vs #1 158
17 Crustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, canned vs #1 150
18 Beef, ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw vs #1 142
19 Pork sausage, link/patty, unprepared vs #1 133
20 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw vs #1 131
21 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, stewed vs #1 129
22 Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw vs #1 129
23 Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted vs #1 126
24 Beef, chuck, roast, boneless, choice, raw vs #1 125
25 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised vs #1 120
26 Frankfurter, meat and poultry, unheated vs #1 119
27 Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared vs #1 117
28 Chicken, ground, raw vs #1 112
29 Frankfurter, meat, heated vs #1 112
30 Veal, leg, top round, cap off, cutlet, boneless, cooked, grilled vs #1 101
31 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw vs #1 100
32 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, stewed vs #1 95.2
33 Fish, whitefish, mixed species, raw vs #1 95.0
34 Frankfurter, beef, unheated vs #1 92.7
35 Frankfurter, beef, heated vs #1 92.6
36 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, raw vs #1 90.9
37 Pork, fresh, loin, whole, separable lean and fat, cooked, roasted vs #1 90.4
38 Lamb, New Zealand, imported, loin chop, separable lean and fat, raw vs #1 87.4
39 Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted vs #1 86.1
40 Beef, top sirloin steak, raw vs #1 85.6
41 Beef, round, tip round, roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, roasted vs #1 84.1
42 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw vs #1 78.7
43 Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw vs #1 78.4
44 Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw vs #1 74.0
45 Turkey, Ground, raw vs #1 71.3
46 Pork, fresh, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs #1 71.0
47 Chicken, liver, all classes, raw vs #1 71.0
48 Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw vs #1 63.3
49 Beef, variety meats and by-products, kidneys, raw vs #1 63.0
50 Beef, variety meats and by-products, liver, raw vs #1 61.0

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