Purine-Yielding Foods
(Updated Jan. 1996)
Foods to avoid for your Dal. Avoid any items in the "high" or "moderate" sections but feel free to give as much of those in the "low" category:
FOODS HIGHEST IN PURINES
Anchovies Mackerel Brains Meat extracts Kidney, beef Mussels Game meats (venison, etc.) Sardines Gravies Scallops Herring (including roe) Yeast Liver (calf or beef) FOODS MODERATELY HIGH IN PURINES
Asparagus Oatmeal Breads & cereals, whole grain Peas, green Cauliflower Bacon & pork (including ham) Eel Poultry (chicken, duck, turkey) Fish (fresh & saltwater) Shellfish (crab, lobster, oysters) Legumes (kidney, navy & lima beans, lentils, peas) Spinach Meat (beef, lamb, pork, veal) Tongue Meat soups & broths Tripe Mushrooms Wheat germ & bran
FOODS LOWEST IN PURINES
| Beverages (coffee, tea, sodas, cocoa) | Gelatin |
| Butter | Milk (including butter, condensed, malted) |
| Bread & cereal (except whole grain) | Nuts (including peanut butter) |
| Cheese | Pasta (evaluate sauce ingredients separately) |
| Eggs | Sugars, syrups, sweets |
| Fats | Vegetables (except those above) |
| Fish roe (including caviar) | Vegetable & cream soups (made with acceptable vegetables. but not with beef stock) |
| Fruits & fruit juices (avoid citrus to minimize abnormally acidic urinary pH) |