Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 4.6 mg of the 7.5 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 2.2, xanthine 0.6, hypoxanthine 0.1.

Green beans

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Vegetables

Purine content

7.5 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	7.5 mg
— Adenine	2.2 mg
— Guanine	4.6 mg
— Hypoxanthine	0.1 mg
— Xanthine	0.6 mg
Fructose	0.93 g
Calories	33.6 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: Kaneko, K., et al. (2020). Determination of total purine and purine base content of 80 food products to aid nutritional therapy for gout and hyperuricemia. Nucleosides, Nucleotides, and Nucleic Acids, 39(10-12), 1449-57..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #2346400.

If you want something similar

Within vegetables, the same table also lists Balsam pear (goya), raw at 9.9 mg and Peas, podded at 10.4 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

A very good food for me. I boil them and add a little grated cheese — an easy dinner.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 4.6 mg of the 7.5 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 2.2, xanthine 0.6, hypoxanthine 0.1.

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