Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Xanthine — 212 mg of the 411 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 185, adenine 8, hypoxanthine 6.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Raw — the source entry is Anchovy, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

Anchovy, raw

High purine

Finfish and shellfish

Purine content

411 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	411 mg
— Adenine	8 mg
— Guanine	185 mg
— Hypoxanthine	6 mg
— Xanthine	212 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	131 kcal

Missing figures are shown as “No data available”; values are copied from the sources below and are never estimated. Laboratory values differ between studies and samples.

Where these numbers come from

Purine total and fractions: Clifford, A.J., & Story, D.L. (1976). Levels of purines in foods and their metabolic effects in rats. The Journal of Nutrition, 106(3), 435-42..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #174182.

If you want something similar

Within finfish and shellfish, the same table also lists Oysters, canned at 107 mg and Cod, Atlantic, wild, raw at 110.3 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I haven't tried them raw; canned is what I know, so I treat them the same way.

Personal experience — not medical advice. Read the full disclaimer.

Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Xanthine — 212 mg of the 411 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 185, adenine 8, hypoxanthine 6.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Anchovy, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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