Water spinach contains purine. According to the Table of Purine Content in Common Foods compiled by Dr. Xu Daji in June 20 12, every gram of water spinach contains purine 17.5 mg. Low-purine food means that the purine content in each 100g food is less than 25mg. Water spinach belongs to low purine food and can be safely eaten.

Common hypopurine foods

(1) Staple food: rice, wheat, flour products, starch, sorghum, macaroni, potatoes, sweet potatoes and sweet potatoes.

(2) Milk: milk, cheese, ice cream, etc.

(3) Carnivorous foods: eggs, pig blood, chicken and duck blood, etc.

(4) Vegetables: Most vegetables are hypopurine foods.

(5) Fruits: Fruits are basically hypopurine foods and can be safely eaten.

(6) Drinks: soda water, mineral water, etc.

(7) Others: sauce and honey. Snacks and condiments made of oil (melon seeds, vegetable oil, butter, cream, almond, walnut and hazelnut), Coicis Semen, dried fruit, sugar, honey, jellyfish, seaweed, animal glue or agar.

Low purine foods can be safely eaten, moderate purine foods should be limited, and high purine foods should be banned. Generally, the purine content of alkaline foods is low, such as mustard, kelp, Chinese cabbage, radish, tomato, cucumber, eggplant, onion, potato, bamboo shoot, peach, apricot, pear, banana and apple. So you can eat more. However, high purine foods can lead to high uric acid levels and should be avoided as much as possible.