All nuts and peanuts have low purine content, meaning they contain less than 50 mg of purine per 100 grams of food. The purine content in some common nuts includes: almonds 31 mg/100 grams, peanuts 49.1 mg/100 grams and walnuts 19.6 mg/100 grams.
Harvard Medical School recommends a healthy nut portion of about 30 grams, equivalent to a small handful. With this amount, the purine content intake from nuts is still very low, including about 9.3 mg from almonds, 14.73 mg from peanuts and 5.88 mg from walnuts.
Fiber in nuts helps the body absorb and eliminate purines more effectively through the digestive system, thereby supporting the reduction of uric acid. In addition, walnuts and pine nuts also contain special compounds that can reduce the production of uric acid in the body, although this mechanism still needs further research.
When the body cannot process and excrete enough uric acid, the concentration of this substance will increase and cause many health problems. High uric acid can lead to gout - a form of arthritis that occurs when uric acid crystals accumulate in the joints, causing pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints. High uric acid is also closely related to metabolic syndrome and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
