Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 133 mg of the 160.1 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 16, adenine 11, xanthine 0.1.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Raw — the source entry is Pork sausage, uncured, link/patty, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?

Hypoxanthine accounts for 133 of the 160.1 mg total — about 83% of the number.

Pork sausage, uncured, link/patty, raw

Moderate purine

Pork (other than organs)

Purine content

160 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	160 mg
— Adenine	11 mg
— Guanine	16 mg
— Hypoxanthine	133 mg
— Xanthine	0.1 mg
Fructose	0 g
Calories	288 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 #172934.

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, ground, raw at 183.1 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?: Hypoxanthine — 133 mg of the 160.1 mg per 100 g total. The rest is guanine 16, adenine 11, xanthine 0.1.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Pork sausage, uncured, link/patty, raw. Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.
Why is hypoxanthine the largest fraction here?: Hypoxanthine accounts for 133 of the 160.1 mg total — about 83% of the number.

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