Carb Counter : Carbohydrates in Fruits & Fruit Juices

Fruit carb counter and carbohydrates in fruits like apples, banana, blueberries, oranges, cherries, watermelon and fruit juices are given. The carbohydrate values in fruits and fruit juices are quite high if you compare with those in meat and poultry items. The fruits and fruit juices contain almost no fat. The fruits are good source of dietary fiber (fibre).


Net carbohydrate = Fiber - Carbohydrate The net carbohydrate value can be found by substracting the fiber values from the carbohydrate values.

Carb Counter : Carbohydrates in Fruits

The following fruit carbohydrate chart gives carb counter for fruits and fruit juices, and other nutrition values such as calories, fats, fibers. The vitamin content of fruits is given at nutrition in fruits.

Source: USDA Home and garden Bulletin Number 72.

Carbohydrates in Fruits & Fruit Juices

 Food Item Portion Carb

g
Fiber

g
Fat

g
Pro- tein
g
Cal
Apple, medium 1 each 21.0 3.7 0.5 0.3 81
Apple sauce 0.25 cup 6.9 0.7 0.0 0.1 26
Apricots, dried 0.25 cup 24.9 3.6 0.2 1.5 96
Apricots, fresh 1 each 3.9 0.8 0.1 0.5 17
Avocado whole raw (all varieties) 1 med 15 10 27 4.8 340
Avocado whole, peeled and pitted (California or Haas) 1 med 18 12 25 5 276
Banana, small 1 each 23.7 2.4 0.5 1.0 93
Blackberries 0.25 cup 4.6 1.9 0.1 0.3 19
Blueberries 0.25 cup 5.1 1.0 0.1 0.2 20
Cantaloupe 0.25 cup 3.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 14
Cherries 0.25 cup 4.8 0.7 0.3 0.4 21
Cranberries, raw 0.25 cup 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.1 12
Currants, dried 0.25 cup 26.7 2.4 0.1 1.5 102
Dates, chopped 0.25 cup 32.7 3.3 0.2 0.9 122
Figs, dried 0.25 cup 32.5 5.8 0.6 1.5 127
Figs, fresh 1 each 9.6 1.7 0.2 0.4 37
Grapes 0.25 cup 7.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 28
Honeydew Melon 0.25 cup 3.9 0.3 0.0 0.2 15
Kiwifruit 1 each 11.3 2.6 0.3 0.8 46
Mango 0.25 cup 7.0 0.7 0.1 0.2 27
Nectarine 1 each 16.0 2.2 0.6 1.3 67
Orange 1 each 16.3 3.4 0.1 1.4 64
Papaya 0.25 cup 3.4 0.6 0.0 0.2 14
Peach, medium 1 each 10.9 2.0 0.1 0.7 42
Pear, medium 1 each 25.1 4.0 0.7 0.6 98
Pineapple 0.25 cup 4.8 0.5 0.2 0.2 19
Plums 1 each 8.6 1.0 0.4 0.5 36
Prunes 0.25 cup 26.7 3.0 0.2 1.1 102
Raspberries 0.25 cup 3.6 2.1 0.2 0.3 15
Seedless Raisins 0.25 cup 32.6 1.7 0.2 1.3 124
Strawberries 0.25 cup 2.7 0.9 0.1 0.2 11
Tangerine 1 each 7.8 1.6 0.1 0.4 31
Watermelon 0.25 cup 2.8 0.2 0.2 0.2 12
Carbohydrates in Fruit Juices
Apple Juice 0.5 cup 14.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 58
Cranberry Juice 0.5 cup 18.2 0.1 0.1 0.0 72
Grape Juice 0.5 cup 18.9 0.1 0.1 0.7 77
Grapefruit Juice 0.5 cup 11.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 47
Grapefruit Juice, Canned and Unsweetened 0.5 cup 9.2 1.4 0.1 0.7 37
Lemon Juice 1 Tbs 1.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 4
Lime Juice 1 Tbs 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 4
Orange Juice 0.5 cup 13.4 0.2 0.1 0.8 56
Tomato Juice 0.5 cup 5.1 0.5 0.1 0.9 21

from the above cahrt, note the following:

  • Watermelon contain about 7% carbohydrate. 1 cup of diced watermelon weighing 160 g contains 11 g of carbohydrate and almost 0 fat. If you eat 1 slice of watermelon (480 g), you get 35 g of carbohydrate.
  • Banana is high in carbohydrate. A small banana contains 23.7 gram carbohydrate and 93 calories, whereas 1 cup blueberries has 20.4 g and 1 medium size apple 21 g carbohydrates.
  • Dates and figs have very high carbohydrates.


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