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Saturday 25 September 2021

Top Ten Low Carb Fruits

Let’s say you occasionally want to eat a fruit (or some berries) while still staying relatively low carb. What fruit would be the best choice?

Below, you’ll find the best options, ranked by grams of net carbs.
The lowest-carbs options are at the top.

1. Raspberries – Half a cup (60 grams) contains 3 grams of carbs.

2. Blackberries – Half a cup (70 grams) contains 4 grams of carbs.

3. Strawberries – Eight medium-sized (100 grams) contains 6 grams of carbs.

4. Plum – One medium-sized (65 grams) contains 7 grams of carbs.

5. Clementine – One medium-sized (75 grams) contains 8 grams of carbs.

6. Kiwi – One medium-sized (70 grams) contains 8 grams of carbs.

7. Cherries – Half a cup (75 grams or about 12 cherries) contains 8 grams of carbs.

8. Blueberries – Half a cup (75 grams) contains 9 grams of carbs.

9. Cantaloupe (melon) – One cup (160 grams) contains 11 grams of carbs.

10. Peach – One medium-sized (150 grams) contains 13 grams of carbs.

These details and more can be seen on Diet Doctor site here

Looking at this list let's say you are looking for a recipe containing some raspberries! This one is nice ...

Raspberry Chocolate Soufflé : Sugar free : Low Carb
more details here


Dear reader, you will find a variety of articles and recipe ideas within this blog. Please note, not all may be suitable for you. If you may have any food allergies, or underlying health issues these must always be taken into account. If you are a diabetic and not sure how certain foods may affect your blood sugars, test is best, i.e. use your meter.

All the best Jan

29 comments:

My name is Erika. said...

I thought apples might make that list. Fruit is my favorite, and I didn't know anything from this list. Happy weekend!

Tom said...

...I enjoy them all.

Lorrie said...

Well, I love raspberries - actually all berries, so nice to know how healthy they are.

Jeff said...

I am a big blueberry/strawberry person!

J.P. Alexander said...

Genial entrada adoro las frutas.

Christine said...

I love fruit.

happyone said...

Like them all but the berries are my favorites.

Angie's Recipes said...

Berries are our favourite!

Margaret D said...

Interesting, thought there would have been a few more..

Jules said...

We eat a lot of strawberries and raspberries in this house, so this is good to know. X

Kay said...

I'm so glad to see this because I do love blueberries. I wonder how papaya ranks.

Elephant's Child said...

Raspberries are probably my favourite of the berries. Sadly they are expensive here.

Valerie-Jael said...

Lots of delicious fruits to choose from! Have a great day, Valerie

mamasmercantile said...

I enjoy all fruit, raspberries are a firm favourite.

CJ Kennedy said...

mmmm, berries 😋

eileeninmd said...

Hello,

I love most fruits, great list to choose from.
Have a happy weekend!

Jeanie said...

I love fruit. It's nice knowing which are low carb. Thanks for this list!

Debbie said...

i enjoy most fruits and this is really good to know!!!

handmade by amalia said...

Love them all.
Amalia
xo

William Kendall said...

I do like berries.

Lowcarb team member said...

Many thanks to you all for your comments and questions on this post.

If you would like to see 'the ultimate guide to carbs in fruit', and it's quite a comprehensive list, please see this post here
https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/2019/02/guide-to-carbs-in-fruit.html

My name is Erika. said...
I thought apples might make that list. Fruit is my favorite, and I didn't know anything from this list. Happy weekend

Hello Erika,
Apples net carbs per 100g are 12g carbs

Margaret D said...
Interesting, thought there would have been a few more..

Hello Margaret,
You can see a longer list of carbs in fruit here
https://thelowcarbdiabetic.blogspot.com/2019/02/guide-to-carbs-in-fruit.html

Kay said...
I'm so glad to see this because I do love blueberries. I wonder how papaya rank

Hello Kay
Papaya net carbs per 100g are 9g carbs

Wishing all readers a happy weekend.

All the best Jan

peppylady (Dora) said...

Does look yummy.
Can't think of fruit I don't like.
Coffee is on and stay safe

Ananka said...

Apart from plums and peaches I really like the rest :-D

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

That soufflé looks amazing and it's good to have the low carb list of fruits to choose from Thanks

Bob Bushell said...

Best foraging idea, it is the time, autumn.

Phil Slade said...

Goody two shoes here just got ten out of ten. And you can add fresh figs and pomegranate off the garden trees.

Divers and Sundry said...

Raspberries have been especially hard to find here, though I finally located some frozen. The supply issues have me concerned about winter.

Teresa said...

Muy interesante. Me encantan todos esos frutos. Besos.

Magic Love Crow said...

Thanks for the recipe and the list! Big Hugs!