Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Xanthine — 102 mg of the 171 mg per 100 g total. The rest is hypoxanthine 38, guanine 16, adenine 15.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Beef heart, raw

Moderate purine

Beef Organ Products

Purine content

171 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	171 mg
— Adenine	15 mg
— Guanine	16 mg
— Hypoxanthine	38 mg
— Xanthine	102 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	112 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 #168625.

If you want something similar

Within beef organ products, the same table also lists Beef tongue, raw at 90.4 mg and Beef brain, raw at 162 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

Never tried it — no opinion.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Xanthine — 102 mg of the 171 mg per 100 g total. The rest is hypoxanthine 38, guanine 16, adenine 15.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Beef heart, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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