Tuna, canned and Gout

Q: Is Tuna, canned high in purines?

Tuna, canned contains 142.0 mg total purines per 100 g in this dataset and is classified as Moderate.

Q: How much purine is in Tuna, canned?

This page reports 142.0 mg total purines per 100 g.

Tuna, canned contains 142.0 mg total purines per 100 g.

Risk Band: Moderate

Purine Breakdown

Adenine: 27.0 mg
Guanine: 13.0 mg
Hypoxanthine: 11.0 mg
Xanthine: 91.0 mg

Is Tuna, canned High in Purines?

Based on total purine concentration, Tuna, canned is classified as Moderate. Individual tolerance varies and this information is educational only.

Where You Might Encounter Tuna, canned

Some foods are eaten directly, while others also appear as ingredients in dressings, sauces, spreads, mixed dishes, restaurant meals, or processed foods.

Tuna salad sandwiches
Sushi
Canned tuna meals
Pasta salads
Protein bowls

Hidden sources may help explain why a meal triggered symptoms even when the main dish looked lower in purines.

Why did I get a flare? Not sure why you felt symptoms after a salad, sauce, or seafood dish? Check hidden purine sources.

Comparison

Category comparison isn’t available for this item, so here are nearby foods in the overall dataset. Values are mg total purines per 100 g.