Foods High in Uric Acid Chart

I used to think that foods high in uric acid were the most important aspect of managing gout diet.

I first published my list of foods high in uric acid on July 22nd, 2007. It took a lot of research to bring the science of purines into one list, and it’s been copied by thousands of websites around the world. At the time, after 2+ years working on this site, I knew more about gout than most people. A fraction of what I know now.

I soon learned that purine control was not as important as many people suggested. You should never ignore purines from animal flesh. But there are other factors in diet that are more important. I’ve created a better Purine Rich Foods list that focuses on foods that really matter. You can still read my original high purine foods list below.

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Please note that my explanations about purines after the chart are important. Because it is impossible to plan an effective gout diet if you only consider th purine content of your food intake.

If you just want help now, it is best to ask your doctor for dietary advice that supports your uric acid treatment plan. However, you might be unsure how to start such a consultation. In which case, please see your feedback options below to ask for help.

Foods High In Uric Acid Chart

If you feel that it is important to manage foods high in uric acid, then you should measure your total intake. Multiply the weight of your food (in grams) by the value from the table and divide this by 100 to give your uric acid intake in milligrams. In this way, you can calculate a total intake from the list of foods high in uric acid for every meal. You can compare purine intake totals with your blood test results to measure how food is affecting your uric acid levels.

Foods High in Uric Acid To find a particular food quickly, use your browser Find function (usually Ctrl-F).
Food	Purines (Uric Acid mg/100g)
Very High Purine Foods (over 300 mg per 100 g)
Theobromine	2300
Yeast, Brewer’s	1810
Neck sweet bread, Calf’s	1260
Sprat, smoked	804
Sheep’s spleen	773
Yeast, Baker’s	680
Ox liver	554
Pig’s heart	530
Pig’s spleen	516
Pig’s liver	515
Also see Is Pork High in Purines?
Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, dried	488
Fish, sardines in oil	480
Liver, Calf’s	460
Ox spleen	444
Pig’s lungs (lights)	434
Ox lungs (lights)	399
Fish, sardine, pilchard	345
Spleen, Calf’s	343
Pig’s kidney	334
High Purine Foods (200 to 300 mg per 100 g)
Fish, trout	297
Fish, Tuna in oil	290
Ox kidney	269
Fish, Tuna	257
Ox heart	256
Liver, chicken	243
Fish, Redfish (ocean perch)	241
Heart, Sheep’s	241
Fish, Anchovy	239
Black gram (mungo bean), seed, dry. Note: this is Vigna Mungo, which is not the same as black bean or mung bean.	222
Fish, Herring, Matje cured	219
Kidney, Calf’s	218
Fish, Herring, Atlantic	210
Horse meat	200
Medium Purine Foods (100 to 200 mg per 100 g)
Bean, Soya, seed, dry	190
Fish, Herring roe	190
Lamb (muscles only)	182
Fish, Halibut	178
Chicken (breast with skin)	175
Veal, muscles only	172
Fish, salmon	170
Poppy seed, seed, dry	170
Pork muscles only	166
Also see Is Pork a Medium Purine Food?
Goose	165
Sausage, liver (liverwurst)	165
Fish, Saithe (coalfish)	163
Fish, Carp	160
Ox tongue	160
Pork leg (hind leg)	160
Chicken, boiling fowl, average	159
Pork fillet	150
Pork shoulder with skin (blade of shoulder)	150
Turkey, young animal, average, with skin	150
Veal knuckle with bone	150
Veal, leg of veal with bone	150
Veal, neck with bone	150
Lungs, Calf’s	147
Shrimp, brown	147
Fish, Mackerel	145
Pork chop with bone	145
Caviar (real)	144
Sunflower seed, dry	143
Pike	140
Pork chuck	140
Veal chop, cutlet with bone	140
Veal fillet	140
Veal, shoulder	140
Fish, Haddock	139
Duck, average	138
Venison haunch (leg)	138
Pig’s tongue	136
Scallop	136
Beef, muscles only	133
Rabbit meat, average with bone	132
Fish, Sole	131
Ham, cooked	131
Bean, seed, white, dry	128
Lentil, seed, dry	127
Pork belly, raw, smoked dried	127
Beef, chuck	120
Beef, fore rib, entrecote	120
Pork hip bone (hind leg)	120
Lobster	118
Chicken (chicken for roasting), average	115
Mussel	112
Sausage “Jagdwurst”	112
Beef, fillet	110
Beef, roast beef, sirloin	110
Beef, shoulder	110
Chicken, leg with skin, without bone	110
Fish, Pike-perch	110
Fish, Cod	109
Peas, chick (garbanzo), seed, dry	109
Grape, dried, raisin, sultana	107
Linseed	105
Rabbit/Hare (average)	105
Venison back	105
Sausage salami, German	104
Sausages, frying, from pork	101
More Moderate Purine Foods	100-200
Low Purine Foods (50 to 100 mg per 100 g)
Pork belly	100
Also see Is Pork Low in Purines?
Barley without husk, whole grain	96
Sausage “Mortadella”	96
Pea, seed, dry	95
Oats, without husk, whole grain	94
Plaice	93
Brain, Calf’s	92
Mushroom, flat, edible Boletus, cep	92
Sausages, frying, from veal	91
Oyster	90
Frankfurter sausages	89
Sausage “Bierschincken”	85
Pea, pod and seed, green	84
Pig’s brain	83
Broccoli	81
Bean sprouts, Soya	80
Tench	80
Nuts, peanut	79
Artichoke	78
Fish, eel (smoked)	78
Sausage “Fleischwurst”	78
Sausage, Vienna	78
Ox brain	75
Leek	74
Sausages, German (Mettwurst)	74
Apricot	73
Sausage “Munich Weisswurst”	73
Cocoa powder, oil partially removed, not including theobromine	71
Grass, Viper’s (black salsify)	71
Meat, luncheon	70
Brussel sprouts	69
Tofu	68
Chives	67
Fig (dried)	64
Plum, dried	64
Millet, shucked corn	62
Sesame (gingelly) seed, Oriental, dry	62
Fish, Crayfish	60
Crispbread	60
Mushroom	58
Banana	57
Beef, corned (German)	57
Parsley, leaf	57
Spinach	57
Peppers, green	55
Pudding, black	55
Corn, sweet	52
Cauliflower	51
Rye, whole grain	51
Wheat, whole grain	51
More Low Purine Foods	50-100
Very Low Purine Foods (below 50 mg per 100 g)
Oyster, mushroom	50
Kale	48
Beans, French, dried	45
Pumpkin	44
Pasta made with egg (noodles, macaroni, spaghetti, etc.	40
Lettuce, Lamb’s	38
Almond, sweet	37
Beans, French (string beans, haricot)	37
Cabbage, savoy	37
Nuts, hazelnut (cobnut)	37
Date, dried	35
Elderberry, black	33
Melon, Cantelope	33
Cabbage, red	32
Cheese, Limburger, 20% fat content in dry matter	32
Celeriac	30
Morel	30
Quince	30
Bamboo Shoots	29
Mushrooms, canned, solid and liquid	29
Olive, green, marinated	29
Cress	28
Grape	27
Kohlrabi	25
Nuts, Walnut	25
Plum	24
Squash, summer	24
Asparagus	23
Nuts, Brazil	23
Bilberry, blueberry, huckleberry	22
Cabbage, white	22
Aubergine	21
Chinese leaves	21
Peach	21
Rolls, bread	21
Strawberry	21
Avocado	19
Beet root	19
Kiwi fruit (Chinese gooseberry, strawberry peach)	19
Orange	19
Pineapple	19
Caviar substitute	18
Potato, cooked with skin	18
Raspberry	18
Carrot	17
Cherry, Morello	17
Currant, red	17
Endive	17
Mushrooms, Chanterelle	17
Mushrooms, Chanterelles, canned, solids & liquids	17
Gooseberry	16
Potato	16
Sauerkraut, dripped off	16
Radish	15
Apple	14
Beer, real, light	14
Bread, wheat (flour) or (white bread)	14
Fennel leaves	14
Beer, Pilsner lager beer, regular beer, German	13
Lettuce	13
Onion	13
Radishes	13
Chicory	12
Pear	12
Rhubarb	12
Tomato	11
Cheese, cottage	9.4
Beer, alcohol free	8.1
Yogurt, min. 3.5% fat content	8.1
Cucumber	7.3
Cheese, Brie	7.1
Cheese, edam, 30% fat content in dry matter	7.1
Cheese, edam, 40% fat content in dry matter	7.1
Cheese, edam, 45% fat content in dry matter	7.1
Cherry, sweet	7.1
Cheese, Cheddar/Cheshire cheese, 50% fat content in dry matter	6
More Very Low Purine Foods	0-50

You can see that my purines table shows actual numbers. If you are unsure about purines and foods high in uric acid, please read How Purines Affect Gout.

I include purine data in my nutrition summary for gout food. So, to see your favorite uric acid food, ask me to add it to the gout & uric acid food list.

I took the data in this table from Food Composition and Nutrition Tables by Souci, Fachmann, Kraut. Their notes for the purine data states:

Purines

The total of free and bound compounds is given for each component. The “total purines” column contains the total of all individual components calculated as uric acid.

The exact calculation of this is beyond the scope of this article, but you can easily see the relative purine count in the table. Remember, the table of foods high in uric acid shows the number of milligrams per 100 grams, so intake will depend on portion size.

Beer and Gout Update

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Healthy Foods High in Uric Acid

Thanks for reading my foods high in uric acid chart. Please stop worrying about purines now, and start worrying about your health. The simple truth is this:

If the amount of animal purines in your diet is high enough to significantly affect your uric acid level, then you have an unhealthy diet.

You have choices:

1. Bore yourself stupid with a low purine diet that you’ll never stick to, and won’t change your gout
2. Confuse yourself with avoiding all sorts of different foods and never get a good diet
3. Move towards a well-balanced diet that will improve your general health and give you the best chance of treating your gout successfully

I’ll help you with whichever choice you make, though I obviously recommend option 3. Some vegetarian diets, alkalizing diets, or Mediterranean style diets can be very good for gout when planned and managed properly. Please remember that, just as with any uric acid lowering treatment, dietary gout controls must be managed properly. So your best approach is to agree a healthy eating plan with a qualified health professional. Then you might work with your doctor to switch some high-purine meats and fish for lower purine choices. In a way that helps you and your doctor achieve your safe uric acid target. But also be sure to arrange adequate pain control for the months that it takes to get uric acid safe.

If you have had gout long enough to notice it, then you have uric acid deposits throughout your body. Some of these may cause gout attacks as they dissolve. You might avoid this if you are lucky, but for most people, a low uric acid diet is going to hurt before it gets better.

I understand every aspect of this, and I want to help you make the right choices. As you and your doctor work together to control your gout. It’s a serious matter, and I have a seriously good gout forum. In that forum you can get learn how other gout sufferers have managed foods high in uric acid.

Foods High in Uric Acid & Purines

Foods high in uric acid affect every gout sufferer differently. Some gout sufferers need to control uric acid food intake carefully. Others need to focus on different dangers in food and drink. I’ve added links at the end of the article where you can get personal help for foods high in uric acid.

Actually, food never contains uric acid, it contains something called purines, and your body converts purines to uric acid.

This is important! Because excess uric acid is what causes gout.

I have 2 surprises for you about purines.

Foods High in Uric Acid Surprises

The first surprise about high uric acid foods is: vegetable purines are not important!

Yes, that’s right! Vegetable purines do not increase uric acid in our bodies, and they can be ignored. You might need to be careful with foods high in animal purines, but there is no evidence to show that foods high in vegetable purines will increase uric acid.

I have updated the foods high in uric acid table with my Purine Rich Foods chart to only show animal purines that affect gout. You can still see the original foods high in uric acid chart below.

The second surprise is: though eating animal purines can raise your uric acid level, it has no immediate effects on gout attacks. That’s right – high purine meals do not cause gout attacks! However, they can raise the risk of gout attacks over several months. The latest science shows that it is a different food component that triggers gout flares. You will not get any immediate gout flare reduction from reducing purine intake, and you can only measure results of purine changes by getting your blood tested for uric acid.

Foods High In Uric Acid Explanation

Dietitians and nutritionists commonly measure foods high in uric acid by measuring the total purine content of food.

The table below lists foods high in uric acid first with purine concentration reducing as you move down the list. Many advisers tell gout sufferers to avoid anything over 400 mg and restrict foods in the 100-400 mg range, but you should treat this advice with caution.

Firstly, you must realize that typical portion sizes vary enormously.
Be sure to calculate the amount that applies to your typical serving size from the value shown for 100 grams.

Secondly, the effect of foods high in uric acid depends on absorption of purines through the digestive tract. Most uric acid derives from the breakdown of your cells as part of normal metabolism. The overall contribution of foods varies from person to person. Different gout studies report figures of between 5% and 15%.

Purines Warning

Please be careful about getting obsessed with the purine content of food. Though purines in food can have an effect on uric acid, there are many other factors to consider. Read more about the main food factors that can affect gout in the Gout Diet section.

More Help for Foods High In Uric Acid

I recommend you do not take this type of food list too seriously. Firstly, gout food research indicates that vegetable purines do not increase the risk of gout, and dairy foods can actually reduce it. More importantly, people digest foods differently – a food that causes gout in one person might be tolerated by another, and different food combinations have significantly different effects.

You have learned that you can stop worrying about vegetable purines. You also know that animal purines only increase the long-term risk of gout attacks, with no immediate attacks on gout flares. New information changes the way gout should be managed. Science tells us that gout diet must be managed on a personal basis, and total food intake is far more important than a few individual foods or drinks.

I can help you understand how foods high in uric acid affect Your gout. First I help you collect important facts that you can keep in your own personal gout profile. Then I provide several places where you can discuss your gout facts to get the right gout diet for you.

What do you want to do next to learn about how foods high in uric acid affect your gout?
Get personal help now, using the forum link below, or read more gout diet facts.

Purine control used to be considered the best way to manage your gout diet. But we now know that it is a waste of time to simply avoid high purine foods. Unless we consider types of purine, and other diet factors. Let me help you make the most important diet choices for gout.

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