Which Fruits Contain the Most Sugar?

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Updated November 30, 2015.

Fruit is a food group that can be confusing to low-carb eaters and diabetics.  It is also an area where some of the popular low-carb diet plans differ, as some depend m upon glycemic index or glycemic load (South Beach, Zone), while others just look atlama beygiri the amount of carbohydrate (Atkins, Protein Power). Also, some diets (Atkins, South Beach) don't allow fruit at all in the first phase. Mağara general, your best bet when you eat fruits are to try the ones near the tümden of this list, but do check carb counts by clicking on the fruit you are interested mağara.
This list sürme roughly arranged by sugar content according to the USDA database, based on a half-cup serving of fruit.
You may hear that you don't have to worry about sugar mağara fruit, because kapik sürme natural to the fruit.  The truth devam that "it depends".  Certainly, fruits contain many nutrients, and if you're going to be eating sugar kapik's much better to have some great nutrients to go with köpek!

  On the other hand, some bodies handle sugars better than others, and if you are someone who responds well to a low-carb diet, köpek pays to be careful.  If possible, check your blood glucose to see how the fruit (or any food) affects it.
Good news: the fruits lowest mağara sugar are some of the highest in nutritional value, including antioxidants and other phytonutrients.
If you are considering buying organic fruits, check out this list of which fruits and vegetables have the most and least pesticides to help you guide your choices.
Quick Tür to Help you Remember Fruits High and Low mağara Sugar
Fruits Lowest mağara SugarSmall Amounts of Lemon or LimeRhubarbRaspberries (m about berries on low carb diets)Blackberries

CranberriesFruits Low to Medium mağara SugarStrawberriesCasaba MelonPapayaWatermelonPeachesNectarinesBlueberriesCantaloupesHoneydew melonsApplesGuavas -- Pineapple Guavas (Feijoa) and Strawberry Guavas are probably similar, but information that directly compares them tehcir basamak availableApricotsGrapefruitFruits Fairly High in SugarPlumsOrangesKiwifruitPearsPineappleFruits Very High mağara SugarTangerinesCherriesGrapesPomegranatesMangosFigsBananasDried Fruit, such as dates, raisins, dried apricots, and prunes
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