| Purine content of various food products | |||
| Food groups | Low purine (negligible) | Moderate purine content (9-100mg/100gm) | High purine content (100-1000mg/100gm) |
| Cereals | Cereals and cereal based products, cornbread. | Sweet bread, oatmeal, wheat bran and germ. | |
| Fruits | All, including juices. | ||
| Vegetables | Most of the vegetables. | Asparagus, cauliflower, mushrooms, peas (green), spinach. | |
| Protein sources | Eggs, nuts, peanut butter. | Poultry meat, shellfish. | Glandular meat (kidney, heart, brain, lungs) minced meat, anchovies, sardines, mackerel, herring, scallops, mussels. |
| Milk & milk products | All (choose low-fat products). | ||
| Fats & oils | All in moderation. | Gravy preparations. | |
| Soups | Vegetable soups & soups made from vegetable broth. | Meat soups and broth. | Meat extract. |
| Others | Sugar, sweets & syrups, spices, condiments,herbs, popcorn. | Yeast (if taken as supplement). | |
