Uric acid eventually crystallizes, especially at low temprature. Uric acid crytal makes it way to the joints, such as the big toe, ankle, and knees. Therefore, when the uric acid level is high level in the blood, tissues, and joints, it causes gout. Uric acid causes uric kidney stones as well.
In the following table is a list of food stuffs and estimates of their uric acid content. Foods high in uric acid content are listed at the top of the table while foods with low uric acid content are at the bottom. Fruits and vegetables have generally reduced level of uric acid. Meat products, especially internal organs seem to have elevated levels of uric acid.
| Food source of uric acid | uric acid level (mg of uric acid /100 g food) |
| Yeast, brewer's | 1810 |
| Sheep's spleen | 773 |
| Tuna fish | 257 |
| Anchovy | 239 |
| Mungo bean seed | 222 |
| Soybean seed | 190 |
| Chicken (breast with skin) | 175 |
| Salmon | 170 |
| Pork, fillet | 150 |
| Ham, cooked | 131 |
| Beef | 110 |
| Broccoli | 81 |
| Tofu | 68 |
| Banana | 57 |
| Sweet corn | 52 |
| Grape | 27 |
| Plum | 24 |
| Asparagus | 23 |
| blueberry | 22 |
| White cabbage | 22 |
| Strawberry | 21 |
| Carrot | 17 |
| Apple | 14 |
| Cucumber | 7.3 |
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