Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 103 mg of the 139.2 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 22.7, adenine 13.5, xanthine 0.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 103 of the 139.2 mg total — about 74% of the number.

Herring, raw

Moderate purine

Finfish and shellfish

Purine content

139 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	139 mg
— Adenine	13.5 mg
— Guanine	22.7 mg
— Hypoxanthine	103 mg
— Xanthine	0 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	195 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 #173669.

If you want something similar

Within finfish and shellfish, the same table also lists Oysters, canned at 107 mg and Cod, Atlantic, wild, raw at 110.3 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I skip it during a flare.

Personal experience — not medical advice. Read the full disclaimer.

Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 103 mg of the 139.2 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 22.7, adenine 13.5, xanthine 0.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Herring, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 103 of the 139.2 mg total — about 74% of the number.

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