Purine content of Fruit juice
Across the 10 fruit juice measurements in this database, purine content runs from 1 to 13.7 mg per 100 ml, with a median of 1.6 mg — a low-purine food.
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Why the numbers vary
The non-alcoholic drinks measured here run from 1 mg to 1.6 mg per 100 g, so the category is a poor guide on its own — which specific food, and prepared how, decides almost everything.
All 10 measurements land within 13 mg of each other, so preparation makes little practical difference here — unusual, and convenient.
Every form of fruit juice measured (10)
Highest first, each with the preparation that was measured.
| Food as measured | Per 100 g | Level | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetable juice | 13.7 mg | Low | ODS-NIH 2.0 |
| Mango juice (with pulp) | 3 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Pumpkin juice | 3 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Hawthorn juice | 2 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Pineapple juice | 2 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Fruit juice | 1.1 mg | Low | ODS-NIH 2.0 |
| Apple juice | 1 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Orange juice | 1 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Sea buckthorn juice | 1 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
| Grapefruit juice | 1 mg | Low | NHC 2024 |
Questions about fruit juice and purines
Is fruit juice high in purines?
Median 1.6 mg per 100 ml, fruit juice falls in the low band (under 30 mg per 100 ml) on the six-level scale used across this site. Individual measurements range from 1 to 13.7 mg.
How many purines are in a serving of fruit juice?
It depends entirely which preparation. Compared at the same 330 ml: about 3 mg for grapefruit juice, about 45 mg for vegetable juice. That upper figure is a like-for-like comparison rather than a serving — dried and concentrated foods are normally used by the spoonful, so their per-100 ml value is the fairer read. The table on this page lists both for every preparation measured.
Where does this fruit juice purine value come from?
USDA and ODS-NIH Database for the Purine Content of Foods, Release 2.0 (2025) and Dietary Guideline for Adults with Hyperuricaemia and Gout (2024 Edition). Values are total purines in milligrams per 100 ml of the food as described, and nothing is estimated or averaged across sources.
How does fruit juice compare with other non-alcoholic drinks?
The median for non-alcoholic drinks in this database is 1.2 mg per 100 ml, with a range of 1 to 1.6 mg. Fruit juice is above that median.
Source
- USDA and ODS-NIH Database for the Purine Content of Foods, Release 2.0 (2025) — Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Dietary Guideline for Adults with Hyperuricaemia and Gout (2024 Edition) — National Health Commission of China, appendix 1. Issued February 2024.
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.