How much fructose is in the foods you eat? Just ONE can of soda contains about 40 grams of high fructose corn syrup, which is already well over any kind of healthy limit. You can further gauge the high fructose corn syrup content of some popular foods below:
Fruit |
Serving Size |
Grams of Fructose |
Limes |
1 medium |
0 |
Lemons |
1 medium |
0.6 |
Cranberries |
1 cup |
0.7 |
Passion fruit |
1 medium |
0.9 |
Prune |
1 medium |
1.2 |
Apricot |
1 medium |
1.3 |
Guava |
2 medium |
2.2 |
Date (Deglet Noor style) |
1 medium |
2.6 |
Cantaloupe |
1/8 of med. melon |
2.8 |
Raspberries |
1 cup |
3.0 |
Clementine |
1 medium |
3.4 |
Kiwifruit |
1 medium |
3.4 |
Blackberries |
1 cup |
3.5 |
Star fruit |
1 medium |
3.6 |
Cherries, sweet |
10 |
3.8 |
Strawberries |
1 cup |
3.8 |
Cherries, sour |
1 cup |
4.0 |
Pineapple |
1 slice(3.5″ x .75″) |
4.0 |
Grapefruit, pink or red |
1/2 medium |
4.3 |
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Fruit |
Serving Size |
Grams of Fructose |
Boysenberries |
1 cup |
4.6 |
Tangerine/mandarin orange |
1 medium |
4.8 |
Nectarine |
1 medium |
5.4 |
Peach |
1 medium |
5.9 |
Orange (navel) |
1 medium |
6.1 |
Papaya |
1/2 medium |
6.3 |
Honeydew |
1/8 of med. melon |
6.7 |
Banana |
1 medium |
7.1 |
Blueberries |
1 cup |
7.4 |
Date (Medjool) |
1 medium |
7.7 |
Apple (composite) |
1 medium |
9.5 |
Persimmon |
1 medium |
10.6 |
Watermelon |
1/16 med. melon |
11.3 |
Pear |
1 medium |
11.8 |
Raisins |
1/4 cup |
12.3 |
Grapes, seedless (green or red) |
1 cup |
12.4 |
Mango |
1/2 medium |
16.2 |
Apricots, dried |
1 cup |
16.4 |
Figs, dried |
1 cup |
23.0 |
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Last modified: February 16, 2014