Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Hypoxanthine — 86.15 mg of the 177.28 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 54, guanine 31, xanthine 6.13.

Is this value for raw or cooked food?

Raw — the source entry is Shrimp, raw (sand shrimp and Pacific shrimp species). Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

Shrimp, raw (sand shrimp and Pacific shrimp species)

Moderate purine

Finfish and shellfish

Purine content

177 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	177 mg
— Adenine	54 mg
— Guanine	31 mg
— Hypoxanthine	86.2 mg
— Xanthine	6.13 mg
Fructose	0 g
Calories	71 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: 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 #174210.

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 skip them during a flare and keep the portion small otherwise.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Hypoxanthine — 86.15 mg of the 177.28 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 54, guanine 31, xanthine 6.13.
Is this value for raw or cooked food?: Raw — the source entry is Shrimp, raw (sand shrimp and Pacific shrimp species). Cooking changes water content, so compare like with like.

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