Lettuce and Gout
Lettuce contains 4.7 mg total purines per 100 g.
Risk Band:
Very Low
Purine Breakdown
- Adenine: 1.2 mg
- Guanine: 3.2 mg
- Hypoxanthine: 0.3 mg
- Xanthine: 0.0 mg
Is Lettuce High in Purines?
Based on total purine concentration, Lettuce is classified as Very Low. Individual tolerance varies and this information is educational only.
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Comparison
Comparing within the same category (Vegetables) is usually the most meaningful. Values are mg total purines per 100 g.
In Vegetables, lowest: Lotus root (0.3) · highest: Seaweed, nori, dried (591.5)
Lower in Vegetables
- Cabbage, raw — 3.2
- Turnip — 3.9
- Yam, Japanese — 4.0
Higher in Vegetables
- Burdock — 5.1
- Pepper, red (capsicum) — 5.1
- Potato, raw — 6.5