Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 51.4 mg of the 113.9 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 40.5, xanthine 15.2, hypoxanthine 6.8.

Soybean, fermented (Natto)

Moderate purine

Legumes and legume products

Purine content

114 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	114 mg
— Adenine	40.5 mg
— Guanine	51.4 mg
— Hypoxanthine	6.8 mg
— Xanthine	15.2 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	211 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. (2014). Total purine and purine base content of common foodstuffs for facilitating nutritional therapy for gout and hyperuricemia. Biological and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 37(5), 709-21..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #172443.

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

I can only say most people can't handle the smell — it's an extreme food, and I happen to be one of them.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 51.4 mg of the 113.9 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 40.5, xanthine 15.2, hypoxanthine 6.8.

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