Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Xanthine — 52 mg of the 149 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 42, guanine 41, hypoxanthine 14.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Raw — the source entry is Lima beans, large, dried, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

Lima beans, large, dried, raw

Moderate purine

Legumes and legume products

Purine content

149 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	149 mg
— Adenine	42 mg
— Guanine	41 mg
— Hypoxanthine	14 mg
— Xanthine	52 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	338 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 #174252.

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

I don't eat them.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Xanthine — 52 mg of the 149 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 42, guanine 41, hypoxanthine 14.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Lima beans, large, dried, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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