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    PURINE RESTRICTED DIET

    (For Patients With Gout)

    1. Reduce intake of meats and seafood. Limit to 4-6 oz. daily.

    2. Avoid sardines, mackerel, anchovies, shrimp, liver, kidney, brain, sweetbread (thymus gland),
    gravies, meat broth, and dried beans.

    3. Limit mushroom, peas, spinach, asparagus, cauliflower, oatmeal, and whole wheat bread.

    4. The following may be consumed as desired: cereal


    and grain products (rice porridge, noodles, pasta,
    rice, crackers, white bread), vegetables (except
    those noted above), potato, taro, yam, fruits, fruit
    juice, egg, low fat, or fat free dairy products.

    5. Avoid alcohol.

    6. Drink 8 to 12 glasses of water daily (2-3 qts) to promote excretion of uric acid.

    7. Maintain ideal body weight. If overweight, a gradual weight reduction of 1-2 lbs a week is suggested.
    Limit foods high in fat and sugar to aid in weight control .

    P. 1 Copyright ã 1993-2020 Chinese Community Health Resource Center


    Revised 1/2020
    Purine Content of Foods
    Food Group Low Purine Moderate Purine High Purine
    (0-50 mg purine/ 100g) (50-150 mg purine/ 100g) (150-825 mg purine/100g)

    Breads, Cereals • White Bread • Wheat Bread


    & Grain Products • Cornbread • Oatmeal
    • Noodles • Wheat Bran
    • Macaroni • Wheat germ
    • Spaghetti • Brown Rice
    • White Rice
    • Crackers
    Fruit All fruits and
    fruit juices

    Vegetables Most vegetables • Asparagus


    (except those noted in • Cauliflower
    the next column) • Spinach
    • Mushroom
    • Green Peas
    Meats, Poultry, Fish • Eggs • Lean meats (beef, • Sardines
    & Protein Foods • Peanut butter pork, lamb) • Mackerel
    • Nuts ( walnut, • Poultry without skin • Anchovies
    almond, peanut etc) • Fish • Herring
    • Shellfish (shrimp, crab, • Organ meats (liver,
    oysters, clams etc) kidney, brain, heart etc)
    • Tofu • Dried beans (red bean,
    mung bean, soybean,
    black eye peas,
    lentils etc)
    Milk & Milk All low fat or fat free
    Products milk and dairy products

    Other Meat soups Gravies, Beer

    Note: Too much purine can increase the uric acid level in the blood. Patients suffering from Gout should
    limit their intake of high purine foods.

    Reference: Bowes & Church’s “ Food Values of Portions Commonly Used”, 19th Edition, 2010.

    P. 2 Copyright ã 2010-2020 Chinese Community Health Resource Center


    Revised 1/2020

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