Your activity: 14 p.v.

Dietary fiber content of frequently consumed foods

Dietary fiber content of frequently consumed foods
Food Fiber, g/serving
Fruits
Apple (with skin) 3.5/1 medium-sized apple
Apricot (fresh) 1.8/3 apricots
Banana 2.5/1 banana
Cantaloupe 2.7/half edible portion
Dates 13.5/1 cup (chopped)
Grapefruit 1.6/half edible portion
Grapes 2.6/10 grapes
Oranges 2.6/1 orange
Peach (with skin) 2.1/1 peach
Pear (with skin) 4.6/1 pear
Pineapple 2.2/1 cup (diced)
Prunes 11.9/11 dried prunes
Raisins 2.2/packet
Strawberries 3.0/1 cup
Juices
Apple 0.74/1 cup
Grapefruit 1.0/1 cup
Grape 1.3/1 cup
Orange 1.0/1 cup
Vegetables
Cooked
Asparagus 1.5/7 spears
Beans, string, green 3.4/1 cup
Broccoli 5.0/1 stalk
Brussels sprouts 4.6/7-8 sprouts
Cabbage 2.9/1 cup (cooked)
Carrots 4.6/1 cup
Cauliflower 2.1/1 cup
Peas 7.2/1 cup (cooked)
Potato (with skin) 2.3/1 boiled
Spinach 4.1/1 cup (raw)
Squash, summer 3.4/1 cup (cooked, diced)
Sweet potatoes 2.7/1 baked
Zucchini 4.2/1 cup (cooked, diced)
Raw
Cucumber 0.2/6-8 slices with skin
Lettuce 2.0/1 wedge iceberg
Mushrooms 0.8/half cup (sliced)
Onions 1.3/1 cup
Peppers, green 1.0/1 pod
Tomato 1.8/1 tomato
Spinach 8.0/1 cup (chopped)
Legumes
Baked beans 18.6/1 cup
Dried peas 4.7/half cup (cooked)
Kidney beans 7.4/half cup (cooked)
Lima beans 2.6/half cup (cooked)
Lentils 1.9/half cup (cooked)
Breads, pastas, and flours
Bagels 1.1/half bagel
Bran muffins 6.3/muffin
Cracked wheat 4.1/slice
Oatmeal 5.3/1 cup
Pumpernickel bread 1.0/slice
White bread 0.55/slice
Whole-wheat bread 1.66/slice
Pasta and rice cooked
Macaroni 1.0/1 cup (cooked)
Rice, brown 2.4/1 cup (cooked)
Rice, polished 0.6/1 cup (cooked)
Spaghetti (regular) 1.0/1 cup (cooked)
Flours and grains
Bran, oat 8.3/oz
Bran, wheat 12.4/oz
Rolled oats 13.7/1 cup (cooked)
Nuts
Almonds 3.6/half cup (slivered)
Peanuts 11.7/1 cup
Reproduced with permission from: the American Gastroenterological Association, Kim YI. AGA technical review: impact of dietary fiber on colon cancer occurrence. Gastroenterology 2000; 118:1235.
Graphic 82094 Version 5.0