Purine-Yielding Foods

FOODS, HIGHEST IN PURINES

anchovies

brains

kidney, beef

game meats (venison, etc.)

gravies

herring (including roe)

liver (calf or beef)

mackerel

meat extracts

mussels

sardines

scallops

yeast

FOODS, MODERATELY HIGH

IN PURINES

asparagus

bacon

pieces of bread, & cereals, whole grain

cauliflower

eel

fish (fresh & saltwater)

legumes (kidney beans, navy & lima beans, lentils, peas)

meat (beef, lamb, pork, veal)

meat soups & broths

mushrooms

oatmeal

peas, green

pork (including ham)

poultry (chicken, duck, turkey)

shellfish (crab, lobster, oysters)

spinach

tongue

tripe

wheat germ & bran

FOODS, LOWEST IN PURINES

beverages (coffee, tea, sodas, cocoa)

butter

bread & cereal (except whole grain)

cheese

eggs

fats

fish roe (including caviar)

fruits & fruit juices

gelatin

milk (including butter, condensed, malted)

nuts (including peanut butter)

pasta (evaluate sauce ingredients separately)

sugars, syrups, sweets

vegetables (except those above)

vegetable & cream soups

(made with acceptable vegetables. but not with beef stock)

Adapted from nutrition texts by Carroll Weiss

Study Group on Urinary Stones

Research Committee

Dalmatian Club of America