Purine content of meats
Muscle meats cluster in the high band; organ meats sit far above everything else in the database. 159 measurements across 26 foods, in milligrams per 100 g, each with its source.
- Median in this category
- 121.2 mg
- Lowest measured
- 49.9 mg
- Highest measured
- 252 mg
Fairly low
Fairly low· 30–75 mg1 foodUsually eaten in normal portions without much concern, though they add up across a day.
Fairly high
Fairly high· 75–150 mg16 foodsCommonly limited rather than avoided — portion size is what makes the difference here. Most English-language charts call this whole range moderate.
- Rabbit148mgFairly high
- Pig trotter134mgFairly high
- Bacon, ham & sausage18 measured · 22.7–428.8 mg129.4mgFairly high
- Char siu124mgFairly high
- Lamb & mutton4 measured · 35–223 mg118.3mgFairly high
- Donkey meat117mgFairly high
- Pork20 measured · 40–333.5 mg116.4mgFairly high
- Pig ear (cooked)114mgFairly high
- Beef36 measured · 4–251.9 mg105.7mgFairly high
- Whale, raw99.5mgFairly high
- Poultry, mechanically deboned, from backs and necks with skin, raw93.6mgFairly high
- Bullfrog leg92mgFairly high
- Goose1 measured · 89–89 mg89mgFairly high
- Duck1 measured · 88–88 mg88mgFairly high
- Turkey2 measured · 79.1–96 mg87.6mgFairly high
- Poultry, mechanically deboned, from mature hens, raw79.8mgFairly high
High
High· 150–200 mg6 foodsAbove the top NHC threshold, but still below the point at which the Japanese guideline calls a food high. Many everyday meats and fish live here.
Very high
Very high· 200–300 mg3 foodsHigh by every published scheme at once. Organ meats, most shellfish and oily fish cluster in this band.
Reference information only. Purine values describe foods, not people: they cannot tell you what is safe for you to eat, and nothing here diagnoses or treats gout. Talk to your doctor or dietitian about your own diet and medication.
Check meats without a signal
The Breeze app carries this whole database offline and sorts it high to low by default, so the food you are trying to avoid is the first thing on screen.