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Mushroom (Jew's ear, dried)

Also listed as: Mushroom, Jew's ear, dried

Mushroom (Jew's ear, 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 dried Jew's ear mushroom, which is rehydrated before cooking and swells several-fold. A normal serving uses only a few grams dry, so the eaten amount is well below this concentrated per-100g figure.

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

How much can I eat?

A typical serving is about 70 g, which delivers 109 mg of purines, about 27% of a normal day's purine budget.

Per serving
70 g
Purine / serving
109 mg
% daily purine
27%

Why grade B

Safe for most people in normal portions.

Per 100 g (for comparison)

Purines confidence: medium
155.7 mg/100g
LowModerateHighVery high

High for gout (150–300 mg/100g).

Fructose confidence: medium (estimated)
0.15 g/100g
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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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