Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 92.6 mg of the 115.2 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 9.2, adenine 7, xanthine 6.4.

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 92.6 of the 115.2 mg total — about 80% of the number.

Frankfurter, beef, heated

Moderate purine

Sausages and luncheon meats

Purine content

115 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	115 mg
— Adenine	7 mg
— Guanine	9.2 mg
— Hypoxanthine	92.6 mg
— Xanthine	6.4 mg
Fructose	0 g
Calories	322 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 #174614.

If you want something similar

Within sausages and luncheon meats, the same table also lists Pork, bacon, unprepared at 61.8 mg and Ham, pressed and boneless types at 69.4 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I skip it during a flare. Outside one I'll have it once or twice a week — it tastes good and cooks fast. I don't eat much of it, though: it's heavily processed and doesn't sit well with me.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 92.6 mg of the 115.2 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 9.2, adenine 7, xanthine 6.4.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 92.6 of the 115.2 mg total — about 80% of the number.

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