7 Types Of Dietary Restrictions On Uric Acid That Contain High Purines

Illustration of gout symptom joint pain (Pexels / Miriam Alonso)

JAKARTA - If you experience gout, it is recommended to slightly or even avoid taboo foods, namely foods that contain purines. Purines are natural substances that the body processes into uric acid.

When it builds up, it will cause symptoms of joint pain, swelling or inflammation. To avoid purines accumulating in the body, avoid the following uric acid foods:

Meat

Although not all meats, you should choose meat that is good or does not contain high purines. Types of meat that contain high purines include duck, goose, beef and mutton.

For chicken meat, you can choose parts other than breast and skin because every 100 grams of chicken breast contains 175 milligrams of purines. This means that you can choose chicken meat that is low in fat and low in purine content.

Innards

Not only people who experience gout need to avoid offal. Including those of you who experience high blood pressure and cholesterol, offal should be avoided for consumption including the intestines, brain, heart, kidneys, tripe, and liver.

Fish and seafood

This does not mean that protein is not needed, but gout sufferers need to be more selective in choosing the types of fish and seafood to consume. Fish that need to be avoided include sardines, mackerel, tuna, anchovies and trout.

As for seafood, it's good to avoid crab, shrimp, shellfish, and fish eggs.

Asparagus and spinach

These two vegetables are most deliciously processed into cream soup and soup. However, for those of you who often have joint pain due to high purines, don't eat these two kinds of vegetables. In 100 grams of asparagus contains 23 grams of purines and in spinach the amount of 57 grams of purines.

Illustration of asparagus containing purines (Pexels / Aphiwat chuangchoem)

Apart from these two vegetables, beans, mushrooms, kale, cassava leaves, papaya leaves, and cauliflower need to be avoided for gout sufferers.

Yeast-containing foods

The easiest to identify yeast-containing foods are those that appear fluffy, such as bread, cakes, and biscuits.

Pineapple, durian and jackfruit

You can see the character of the fruit that can trigger purines, namely spiny skin like durian and jackfruit. Both contain high purites which can trigger high uric acid. Well, while pineapple, which can increase uric acid levels in the blood is the alcohol content in it.

Processed foods from soy

Whether it's tofu or tempeh which is the most frequently used for daily consumption, those of you who suffer from gout need to minimize processed foods from soybeans.

Basically, the types of food above only need to be controlled when eating them. As much as possible consume small portions or not too often in large quantities.