Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 90.9 mg of the 141.7 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 25.4, adenine 20.9, xanthine 4.5.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 90.9 of the 141.7 mg total — about 64% of the number.

Chicken thigh, raw

Moderate purine

Poultry (other than organs)

Purine content

142 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	142 mg
— Adenine	20.9 mg
— Guanine	25.4 mg
— Hypoxanthine	90.9 mg
— Xanthine	4.5 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	149 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: Young, L.L. Effect of stewing on purine content of broiler tissues. (1983). Journal of Food Science, 48(1), 315-6. | Young, L.L. Evaluation of four purine compounds in poultry products. (1980). Journal of Food Science, 45(4), 1064-5. | Young, L.L. Purine content of raw and roasted chicken broiler meat. (1982). Journal of Food Science, 47(4), 1374-5..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #2646171.

If you want something similar

Within poultry (other than organs), the same table also lists Chicken wing, raw at 137.5 mg and Chicken thigh, stewed at 146.3 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

During a flare I eat less of it.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 90.9 mg of the 141.7 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 25.4, adenine 20.9, xanthine 4.5.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Chicken thigh, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 90.9 of the 141.7 mg total — about 64% of the number.

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