Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 101 mg of the 142.7 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 18.7, adenine 11.8, xanthine 11.2.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Cooked — the source entry is Veal cutlet, cooked. Values per 100 g are not directly interchangeable between raw and cooked entries.

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 101 of the 142.7 mg total — about 71% of the number.

Veal cutlet, cooked

Moderate purine

Lamb, veal, and game (other than organs)

Purine content

143 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	143 mg
— Adenine	11.8 mg
— Guanine	18.7 mg
— Hypoxanthine	101 mg
— Xanthine	11.2 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	151 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: Brulé, D., et al. (1988). Purine content of selected Canadian food products. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 1(2),130-8..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #174880.

If you want something similar

Within lamb, veal, and game (other than organs), the same table also lists Lamb chops and roast, raw at 127.5 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I skip it during a flare; outside one I eat it.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 101 mg of the 142.7 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 18.7, adenine 11.8, xanthine 11.2.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Cooked — the source entry is Veal cutlet, cooked. Values per 100 g are not directly interchangeable between raw and cooked entries.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 101 of the 142.7 mg total — about 71% of the number.

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