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Lima Beans (large, dried)

Also listed as: Lima beans, large, dried, raw

Lima Beans (large, dried) is low in purines and generally safe for people with gout in normal portions.

General information, not a substitute for advice from your doctor or dietitian.

Value is per 100g of dry, uncooked large lima beans. Cooking rehydrates them and roughly doubles-to-triples their weight, so cooked beans contain well under half this per 100g. Judge a normal cooked serving, not the dry weight.

Fructose here is a category-level estimate, not a direct measurement for this food.

How much can I eat?

A typical serving is about 130 g, which delivers 194 mg of purines, about 48% of a normal day's purine budget.

Per serving
130 g
Purine / serving
194 mg
% daily purine
48%

Why grade B

Safe for most people in normal portions.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines confidence: high
149 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Moderate for gout (50–150 mg/100g).

Fructose confidence: medium (estimated)
0.3 g/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

Low for gout (< 3 g/100g).

These are plant purines. Research links purines from vegetables, legumes, and mushrooms far more weakly to gout flares than purines from meat and seafood, so the per-100g figure overstates the real risk here.

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