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). |