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Fruit & Vegetables In Season For Autumn

Fruit & Vegetables In Season For Autumn

What organic produce is available in Autumn? It's important to know what is in season when purchasin...

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Low Carb Fruits - List of the Best and Worst


Low Carb Fruits - List of the Best and Worst

In general, your best bet fruits are the ones near the top of this list. These are roughly arranged by sugar content - where the information is available, based on a half-cup serving of fruit. However, sugar content of fruit can vary so nutritional information is always approximate.

Good news: the fruits that are lowest in sugar are some of the highest in nutritional value, including antioxidants and other phytonutrients.

Fruits Lowest in Sugar

  • Small Amounts of Lemon or Lime
  • Rhubarb
  • Raspberries
  • Blackberries
  • Cranberries

Fruits Low to Medium in Sugar

  • Strawberries
  • Casaba Melon
  • Papaya/Paw Paw
  • Watermelon
  • Peaches
  • Nectarines
  • Blueberries
  • Cantaloupes/Rock Melon
  • Honeydew Melons
  • Apples
  • Guavas - Pineapple Guavas (Feijoa) and Strawberry Guavas are probably similar, but information that directly compares them is not available
  • Apricots
  • Grapefruit

Fruits Fairly High in Sugar

  • Plums
  • Oranges
  • Kiwifruit
  • Pears
  • Pineapple

Fruits Very High in Sugar

  • Tangerines
  • Cherries
  • Grapes
  • Pomegranates
  • Mangos
  • Figs
  • Bananas
  • Dried Fruit, such as Dates, Raisins, Dried Apricots and Prunes