Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Xanthine — 133 mg of the 250 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 80, adenine 26, hypoxanthine 11.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Raw — the source entry is Salmon, mixed species, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

Salmon, mixed species, raw

High purine

Finfish and shellfish

Purine content

250 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	250 mg
— Adenine	26 mg
— Guanine	80 mg
— Hypoxanthine	11 mg
— Xanthine	133 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	120 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 #173689.

If you want something similar

Within finfish and shellfish, the same table also lists Oysters, canned at 107 mg and Cod, Atlantic, wild, raw at 110.3 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I don't eat it — I can't stand raw fish.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Xanthine — 133 mg of the 250 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 80, adenine 26, hypoxanthine 11.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Salmon, mixed species, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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