Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 17.7 mg of the 32.85 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 12.2, hypoxanthine 2.75, xanthine 0.2.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Asparagus, raw

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Purine content

32.9 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	32.9 mg
— Adenine	12.2 mg
— Guanine	17.7 mg
— Hypoxanthine	2.75 mg
— Xanthine	0.2 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	23.5 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 #2710823.

If you want something similar

Within vegetables, the same table also lists Green beans at 7.5 mg and Balsam pear (goya), raw at 9.9 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

Great flavour. When I pan-fry a steak I cut back on the meat and pile on the asparagus instead. I eat it at any stage — one of my favourites.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 17.7 mg of the 32.85 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 12.2, hypoxanthine 2.75, xanthine 0.2.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Asparagus, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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