Saturday, June 30, 2012

Ranking Fruit

All fruit is good for you! Eat whatever is in season and whatever fruit you like!

Here is the ranking of fruit according to their content of 9 vitamins and fiber. The higher the score, the more nutrient dense the fruit is. As expected fresh fruit is better than juice or canned fruit


  • Watermelon, 2 c                         310
  • Grapefruit, 1/2                            263
  • Papaya, 1/2                                223
  • Cantaloupe, 1/4                         200
  • Orange                                      186
  • Strawberry, 1 cup                      173
  • Kiwi, 1                                      115
  • Raspberries, 1 c                         106
  • Tangerine, 1                              105
  • Mango, 1/2                                  94 
  • Honeydew, 1/8                            85 
  • Apricot, 2 fresh                            78
  • Banana, 1                                     47
  • Peach, 1                                        46
  • Pear, 1                                          44
  • Apple, 1                                       43
  • Raisin, 1/4 c                                 24
  • Pear, Canned                               20
  • Apple juice, 1/2 c                        14

Taken from Nancy Clark's Guide to Nutrition


xoxo,
Danielle

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1 comment:

  1. Make a document for your daily food with their calories so that you can calculate the calories you have earned.
    Exercising will also help you in losing your weight rapidly.

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