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Purines

Top 50 Foods Highest in Purine, uric acid

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

Purine, uric acid: benefits, deficiency & absorption tips

#1 Highest

Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated

32.2 mg

Foods ranked

24

with Purine, uric acid data

Complete Ranking — Purine, uric acid per 100g

# Food Purine, uric acid (mg)
1 Crustaceans, crab, blue swimming, lump, pasteurized, refrigerated 32.2
2 Frankfurter, beef, unheated vs #1 1.30
3 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled vs #1 0.900
4 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw vs #1 0.800
5 Beef, shoulder pot roast or steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, raw vs #1 0.800
6 Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw vs #1 0.600
7 Frankfurter, meat and poultry, unheated vs #1 0.580
8 Frankfurter, beef, heated vs #1 0.550
9 Fish, tilapia, farm raised, raw vs #1 0.500
10 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw vs #1 0.300
11 Chicken, ground, raw vs #1 0.300
12 Fish, salmon, sockeye, wild caught, raw vs #1 0.281
13 Cheese, mexican, queso cotija vs #1 0.270
14 Beef, ribeye, steak, boneless, choice, raw vs #1 0.200
15 Frankfurter, meat, heated vs #1 0.150
16 Cheese, American, restaurant vs #1 0.112
17 Cheese, oaxaca, solid vs #1 0.100
18 Fish, cod, Atlantic, wild caught, raw vs #1 0.100
19 Fish, salmon, Atlantic, farmed, raw vs #1 0.100
20 Beef, flank, steak, boneless, choice, raw vs #1 0.080
21 Beef, shoulder pot roast, boneless, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, braised vs #1 0.060
22 Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked vs #1 0.040
23 Turkey breast, low salt, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meat vs #1 0.025
24 Beef, ground, 93% lean meat / 7% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned vs #1 1.0e-2

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