Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 28.6 mg of the 49.1 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 18.9, xanthine 1.6, hypoxanthine 0.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Peanuts, raw

Low purine

Legumes and legume products

Purine content

49.1 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	49.1 mg
— Adenine	18.9 mg
— Guanine	28.6 mg
— Hypoxanthine	0 mg
— Xanthine	1.6 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	588 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 #2515376.

If you want something similar

Within legumes and legume products, the same table also lists Tofu, deep-fried at 54.4 mg and Chickpeas (garbanzo beans), dried, raw at 56 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I boil them with a little salt and have them as a snack.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 28.6 mg of the 49.1 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 18.9, xanthine 1.6, hypoxanthine 0.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Peanuts, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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