Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 68 mg of the 213 mg per 100 g total. The rest is xanthine 64, adenine 56, hypoxanthine 25.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Raw — the source entry is Beans, great northern, dried, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

Beans, great northern, dried, raw

High purine

Legumes and legume products

Purine content

213 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	213 mg
— Adenine	56 mg
— Guanine	68 mg
— Hypoxanthine	25 mg
— Xanthine	64 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	339 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 #175190.

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

Never tried these — no opinion.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 68 mg of the 213 mg per 100 g total. The rest is xanthine 64, adenine 56, hypoxanthine 25.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Beans, great northern, dried, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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