Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 74 mg of the 110.3 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 21, adenine 10.8, xanthine 4.5.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 74 of the 110.3 mg total — about 67% of the number.

Cod, Atlantic, wild, raw

Moderate purine

Finfish and shellfish

Purine content

110 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	110 mg
— Adenine	10.8 mg
— Guanine	21 mg
— Hypoxanthine	74 mg
— Xanthine	4.5 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	70.5 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: USDA and ODS-NIH Database for the Purine Content of Foods, Release 2.0 (2025) — USDA analytical data (FDC Foundation Foods program).
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #2684444.

If you want something similar

Within finfish and shellfish, the same table also lists Oysters, canned at 107 mg and Turbot, European, raw at 112.21 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I like it pan-fried with lemon, black pepper and salt; during a flare I don't eat it.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 74 mg of the 110.3 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 21, adenine 10.8, xanthine 4.5.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Cod, Atlantic, wild, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 74 of the 110.3 mg total — about 67% of the number.

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