Buckwheat flour
Low purineCereal grains and grain-based products
Purine content
75.9 mgper 100 g
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Composition — per 100 g
| Purine, total | 75.9 mg |
|---|---|
| — Adenine | 35.1 mg |
| — Guanine | 40.8 mg |
| — Hypoxanthine | 0 mg |
| — Xanthine | 0 mg |
| Fructose | No data available |
| Calories | 334 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
If you want something similar
Within cereal grains and grain-based products, the same table also lists Corn cereal at 1 mg and Bread (no further specified) at 4.4 mg per 100 g.
From the author
Personal experience of someone living with gout
It has a faint nutty, malty flavour and makes great pancakes; I eat it at any time.
Personal experience — not medical advice. Read the full disclaimer.
Questions
- Which purine base makes up most of this number?
- Guanine — 40.8 mg of the 75.9 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 35.1, hypoxanthine 0, xanthine 0.
- Why are hypoxanthine and xanthine zero here?
- The source reports a measured zero for both bases in this entry — not a missing value.
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