Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 36.9 mg of the 72.4 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 34.7, hypoxanthine 0.6, xanthine 0.2.

Peas, green, sweet, canned

Low purine

Legumes and legume products

Purine content

72.4 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	72.4 mg
— Adenine	34.7 mg
— Guanine	36.9 mg
— Hypoxanthine	0.6 mg
— Xanthine	0.2 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	80.1 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 #2644291.

If you want something similar

Within legumes and legume products, the same table also lists Peanuts, raw at 49.1 mg and Tofu, deep-fried at 54.4 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

One of my staples — I eat them regularly, usually tossed into a salad.

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

Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 36.9 mg of the 72.4 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 34.7, hypoxanthine 0.6, xanthine 0.2.

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