Which purine base makes up most of this number?

Guanine — 3.9 mg of the 7 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 2.7, xanthine 0.4, hypoxanthine 0.

Yogurt, plain

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Dairy and Eggs

Purine content

7 mgper 100 g

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Composition — per 100 g

Purine, total	7 mg
— Adenine	2.7 mg
— Guanine	3.9 mg
— Hypoxanthine	0 mg
— Xanthine	0.4 mg
Fructose	No data available
Calories	50.1 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: Brulé, D., et al. (1988). Purine content of selected Canadian food products. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 1(2),130-8..
Fructose and calories: USDA FoodData Central record #2647437.

If you want something similar

Within dairy and eggs, the same table also lists Yogurt, liquid at 1.4 mg and Cheese, processed (unspecified) at 2 mg per 100 g.

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Questions

Which purine base makes up most of this number?: Guanine — 3.9 mg of the 7 mg per 100 g total. The rest is adenine 2.7, xanthine 0.4, hypoxanthine 0.

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