Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Adenine — 43.4 mg of the 122 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 37.8, xanthine 20.5, hypoxanthine 20.3.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Oysters, raw

Moderate purine

Finfish and shellfish

Purine content

122 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	122 mg
— Adenine	43.4 mg
— Guanine	37.8 mg
— Hypoxanthine	20.3 mg
— Xanthine	20.5 mg
Fructose	0 g
Calories	33 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. | Qu, X., et al. (2017). Determination of four different purines and their content change in seafood by high‐performance liquid chromatography. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 97(2), 520-5..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #168580.

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 really like them grilled with garlic and a little grated cheese. I skip them during a flare and keep them rare otherwise.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Adenine — 43.4 mg of the 122 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 37.8, xanthine 20.5, hypoxanthine 20.3.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Oysters, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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