Is Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh High in Purines?

Quick answer

Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh contains 385.5 mg total purines per 100 g in the Purine–Gout Index dataset.

It is classified as Highwithin the Finfish and shellfish category.

Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh contains 385.5 mg total purines per 100 g and is classified as High within the Finfish and shellfish category.

This page is for educational comparison only and is not medical advice.

How many purines are in Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh?

The current dataset reports 385.5 mg total purines per 100 g for Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh. The country reported for this item is Japan.

What this means

This classification is based on total purine concentration per 100 g. It is most useful for comparing foods in the same category, such as seafood with seafood or meats with meats. It does not by itself predict individual clinical outcomes.

How Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh compares with other Finfish and shellfish foods

In Finfish and shellfish, the lowest item in the current dataset is Sea cucumber, raw (7.7 mg/100 g), while the highest is Seabass, Japanese, skin, raw (1399.7 mg/100 g).

Lower-purine Finfish and shellfish foods

Milt, globefish (375.40000000000003:0.0 mg)
Herring, canned (378:0.0 mg)
Gnomefish, skin, raw (382.6:0.0 mg)
Cutlassfish (hairtail), fresh (385.49999999999994:0.0 mg)
Monkfish liver, steamed (398.70000000000005:0.0 mg)
Sardine, canned (399:0.0 mg)
Anchovy, raw (411:0.0 mg)
Whitebait, dried (471.1:0.0 mg)

Higher-purine Finfish and shellfish foods

Monkfish liver, steamed (398.70000000000005:0.0 mg)
Sardine, canned (399:0.0 mg)
Anchovy, raw (411:0.0 mg)

Purine breakdown

Adenine: 11.9 mg
Guanine: 276.2 mg
Hypoxanthine: 94.6 mg
Xanthine: 2.8 mg

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