Shrimp, raw (unspecified) Purine Content — Food
Shrimp, raw (unspecified) contains 166.5 mg total purines per 100 g in the Food dataset.
Shrimp, raw (unspecified) contains moderate purine levels at about 166.5 mg per 100 g in the food dataset. The most useful comparisons are usually with similar items in the same dataset.
Where You Might Encounter Shrimp, raw (unspecified)
Some foods are eaten directly, while others also appear as ingredients in dressings, sauces, spreads, mixed dishes, restaurant meals, or processed foods.
- Caesar-style seafood salads
- Sushi and rolls
- Fried rice
- Seafood pasta
- Buffet seafood dishes
Hidden sources may help explain why a meal triggered symptoms even when the main dish looked lower in purines.
Purine breakdown
- Adenine: 37.5 mg
- Guanine: 15.1 mg
- Hypoxanthine: 75.9 mg
- Xanthine: 38.0 mg
Compare within Finfish and shellfish
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 items
Higher-purine Finfish and shellfish items
More questions to explore
Related item questions based on nearby entries in the dataset.
Use these to compare items in the same area of the table and explore lower- or higher-purine alternatives.
- Is Mackerel, Spanish, raw high in purines? — Finfish and shellfish
- Is Tuna, raw (unspecified) high in purines? — Finfish and shellfish
- Is Shrimp, raw (sand shrimp and Pacific shrimp species) high in purines? — Finfish and shellfish
- Is Pacific saury, raw high in purines? — Finfish and shellfish
- Is Flying fish, raw high in purines? — Finfish and shellfish
For best interpretation, compare items within the same dataset and serving context.
Educational scientific content only. Not medical advice.