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Is lobster high in purines?

In short: Smart Gout Care estimates ≈ 150 mg of purines in a typical 150 g serving of lobster (≈ 100 mg per 100 g), with no added sugar. That is more purines per 100 g than 82% of the 2,045 dishes in the app, and the app rates a serving Moderate load.

Smart Gout Care estimates for a typical dish (Lobster), rounded as in the app.
Typical serving150 g
Purines per serving≈ 150 mg
Purines per 100 g≈ 100 mg
Added sugar per serving0 g
Load badge in the appModerate load

About lobster

Crustacean with moderate purine.

What about smaller or larger portions?

In the app you can set the portion to small, medium or large. The purine estimate scales with the weight:

PortionWeightPurines
Small120 g≈ 120 mg
Medium (typical)150 g≈ 150 mg
Large195 g≈ 200 mg

What does the load badge mean?

The badge compares one typical portion with the daily reference amounts set in the app. A portion is estimated to use a third to two thirds of a day's purine or added-sugar reference. It is a rough guide to the size of a portion's share, not a rule about what to eat.

Where do these numbers come from?

These are Smart Gout Care's own estimates for a typical serving of Lobster, the same figures the app shows for this dish. They are rounded on purpose: published laboratory tables often disagree for the same food, sometimes by two times or more, depending on the sample, the species and the method. No laboratory measurement of lobster (only spiny lobster, a different animal, was measured) appears in the published purine tables we use (the USDA database and the Kaneko study), so treat this figure as a rough estimate for a typical dish, not a measured value. For related measured foods, see Purines in Fish and Seafood: Lower and Higher Choices.

Compare with similar foods

Oysters

≈ 75 mg per serving (85 g) · Lower load

Mussels

≈ 180 mg per serving (150 g) · Moderate load

Shrimp

≈ 150 mg per serving (100 g) · Moderate load

Canned tuna

≈ 140 mg per serving (85 g) · Moderate load

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Food information, not medical advice. This page gives general information about food. It is not medical advice and does not replace your doctor or dietitian, who know your situation and treatment.

Smart Gout Care is a food information diary. It estimates the purine and added-sugar content of meals from photos, for general information. It is not a medical device and is not intended for the diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of gout or any other disease.

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