Uric acid is a byproduct of purine metabolism. Most foods high in purine are meats, like beef, liver, turkey and some fish. However, there are some vegetables that are high-purine and would trigger an increase in the amount of uric acid in the body.
Uric acid will crystallize and accumulate in the joints, causing inflammation (inflammation) and swelling that are the signs and symptoms of classic gout. The medical term for too much uric acid in blood flow is hyperuricemia.
Reported by LIVESTRONG, here are some vegetables that should be avoided by gout patients
1. Spinach
Spinach is a leafy green vegetables are high in iron, vitamin C, luteins, beta-carotene and flavonoids. Unfortunately for people who suffer from gout or uric acid, spinach is one vegetable that should be avoided because of the high purine content.
According to food tables AcuMedico, spinach has 57 g of purine for every 100 g spinach.
2. Asparagus
Asparagus high folate and potassium and can be eaten either hot or cold, after cooking. Asparagus is also a salag one vegetable that should be avoided for gout sufferers because the high purine content.
According AcuMedico, purine content of 23 g per 100 g of asparagus.
3. Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a cruciferous vegetable that is not often found inserted into other foods, but often presented in a mixture of vegetables or as a side dish.
In the list of vegetables that contain high amounts of purines, cauliflower also included one of them. According AcuMedico, purine for cauliflower is 51 g per 100 g of cauliflower.
4. Mushrooms
There is a range of 92-17 g per 100 g of mushrooms purine, according AcuMedico. This is the list of vegetables that should be avoided if you try to limit the amount of uric acid in the body
