Melon seeds and peanuts are both medium purine foods, which can be consumed in moderation by gout patients. Medium purine content food is defined as food with purine content of 25~150mg/100g. The purine content of melon seeds is about 61mg/100g, and the purine content of peanuts is about 85mg/100g, both of which belong to medium purine content food. Gout attacks are associated with hyperuricemia, and gout patients should control their daily purine intake to 100~150mg during acute attacks, and to about 300mg during the chronic phase. Gout patients should avoid eating high purine food, can eat moderate purine food, so gout patients can eat melon seeds and peanuts in moderation, but should control the total purine intake in the condition allows. It is recommended that gout patients seek timely medical attention, consult a specialist, follow the doctor’s instructions to improve diet and standardized treatment.