Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 157.8 mg of the 183.1 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 12.9, adenine 12.4, xanthine 0.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

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

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 157.8 of the 183.1 mg total — about 86% of the number.

Pork, ground, raw

Moderate purine

Pork (other than organs)

Purine content

183 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	183 mg
— Adenine	12.4 mg
— Guanine	12.9 mg
— Hypoxanthine	158 mg
— Xanthine	0 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	228 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: USDA and ODS-NIH Database for the Purine Content of Foods, Release 2.0 (2025) — USDA analytical data (FDC Foundation Foods program).
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #2514745.

If you want something similar

Within pork (other than organs), the same table also lists Pork, cured, bacon, unprepared at 140.7 mg and Pork sausage, uncured, link/patty, raw at 160.1 mg per 100 g.

From the author

Personal experience of someone living with gout

I skip it during a flare; otherwise once or twice a week.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 157.8 mg of the 183.1 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 12.9, adenine 12.4, xanthine 0.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Pork, ground, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 157.8 of the 183.1 mg total — about 86% of the number.

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