FIBER CONTENTS OF FOODS | |||||||
Goal (25 to 35 Grams per day) | |||||||
Food | Serving Size | Fiber (gm) | |||||
Cereals: | |||||||
All-Bran | 1/3 cup | 8.5 | |||||
Bran Buds | 1/3 cup | 7.9 | |||||
Bran Chex | 2/3 cup | 4.6 | |||||
Cheerios | 1 ¼ cup | 1.1 | |||||
Corn Bran | 2/3 cup | 5.4 | |||||
Corn Flakes | 1 ¼ cup | 0.3 | |||||
Craklin Bran | 1/3 cup | 4.3 | |||||
Crispy Wheats n' Raisins | 3/4 cup | 1.3 | |||||
40% Bran | 3/4 cup | 4 | |||||
Fosted Mini-Wheats | 4 biscuits | 2.1 | |||||
Graham Crackos | 3/4 cup | 1.7 | |||||
Grape Nuts | 1/4 cup | 1.4 | |||||
Heartland Natural Cereal | 1/4 cup | 1.3 | |||||
Honey Bran | 7/8 cup | 3.1 | |||||
Most | 2/3 cup | 3.5 | |||||
Nutri-Grain, Barley | 3/4 cup | 1.7 | |||||
Nutri-Grain, Corn | 3/4 cup | 1.8 | |||||
Nutri-Grain, Rye | 3/4 cup | 1.8 | |||||
Nutri-Grain, Wheat | 3/4 cup | 1.8 | |||||
100% Bran | 1/2 cup | 8.4 | |||||
100% Natural Cereal | 1/4 cup | 1 | |||||
Oatmeal, (cooked regular, quick, instant) | 3/4 cup | 1.6 | |||||
Raisin Bran-type | 3/4 cup | 4 | |||||
Rice Krispies | 1 cup | 0.1 | |||||
Shredded Wheat | 2/3 cup | 2.6 | |||||
Special K | 1 1/3 cup | 0.2 | |||||
Sugar Smacks | 3/4 cup | 0.4 | |||||
Tasteeos | 1 ¼ cup | 1 | |||||
Total | 1 cup | 2 | |||||
Wheat Chex | 2/3 cup | 2.1 | |||||
Wheaties | 1 cup | 2 | |||||
Wheat n' Raisin Chex | 3/4 cup | 2.5 | |||||
Wheat Germ | 1/4 cup | 3.4 | |||||
Vegetables (raw): | |||||||
Bean Sprouts | 1/2 cup | 1.5 | |||||
Celery, diced | 1/2 cup | 1.1 | |||||
Cucumber | 1/2 cup | 0.4 | |||||
Lettuce, sliced | 1 cup | 0.9 | |||||
Mushrooms, sliced | 1/2 cup | 0.9 | |||||
Onions, sliced | 1/2 cup | 0.9 | |||||
Pepper, green, sliced | 1/2 cup | 0.5 | |||||
Spinach | 1 cup | 1.2 | |||||
Tomato | 1 cup | 1.5 | |||||
Food | Serving Size | Fiber (gm) | |||||
Vegetables (Cooked): | |||||||
Asparagus, cut | 1/2 cup | 1 | |||||
Bean (string, green) | 1/2 cup | 1.6 | |||||
Broccoli | 1/2 cup | 2.2 | |||||
Brussel Sprouts | 1/2 cup | 2.3 | |||||
Cabbage (red, white) | 1/2 cup | 1.4 | |||||
Carrots | 1/2 cup | 2.3 | |||||
Cauliflower | 1/2 cup | 1.1 | |||||
Corn, canned | 1/2 cup | 2.9 | |||||
Kale leaves | 1/2 cup | 1.4 | |||||
Parsnip | 1/2 cup | 2.7 | |||||
Peas | 1/2 cup | 3.6 | |||||
Potato (with skin) | 1 whole | 2.5 | |||||
Potato (without skin) | 1 whole | 1.4 | |||||
Spinach | 1/2 cup | 2.1 | |||||
Squash, summer | 1/2 cup | 1.4 | |||||
Sweet Potatoes | 1/2 cup | 1.7 | |||||
Turnips | 1/2 cup | 1.6 | |||||
Zucchini | 1/2 cup | 1.8 | |||||
Fruits: | |||||||
Apple (with skin) | 1 whole | 3.5 | |||||
Apple (without skin) | 1 whole | 2.7 | |||||
Apricot | 3 | 1.8 | |||||
Apricot, dried | 5 halves | 1.4 | |||||
Banana | 1 whole | 2.4 | |||||
Blueberries | 1/2 cup | 2 | |||||
Cantaloupe | 1/4 melon | 1 | |||||
Cherries, sweet | 10 | 1.2 | |||||
Grapefruit | ½ | 1.6 | |||||
Grapes | 20 | 0.6 | |||||
Orange | 1 whole | 2.6 | |||||
Peach (with skin) | 1 whole | 1.9 | |||||
Peach (without skin) | 1 whole | 1.2 | |||||
Pear (with skin) | 1/2 large | 3.1 | |||||
Pear (without skin) | 1/2 large | 2.5 | |||||
Pineapple | 1/2 cup | 1.1 | |||||
Plums, damson | 5 | 0.9 | |||||
Prunes | 3 | 3 | |||||
Raspberries | 1/2 cup | 3.1 | |||||
Strawberries | 1 cup | 3 | |||||
Watermelon | 1 cup | 0.4 | |||||
Legumes: | |||||||
Baked beans/tomato sauce | 1/2 cup | 8.9 | |||||
Dried beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 4.7 | |||||
Kidney beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 7.3 | |||||
Lentils, cooked | 1/2 cup | 7.3 | |||||
Lima beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 4.5 | |||||
Navy beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 6 | |||||
Food | Serving Size | Fiber (gm) | |||||
Breads: | |||||||
Bagels | 1 whole | 0.6 | |||||
Bran muffins | 1 whole | 2.5 | |||||
Cracked wheat bread | 1 slice | 1 | |||||
Crisp wheat bread | 2 crackers | 1.8 | |||||
Crisp rye bread | 2 crackers | 2 | |||||
French bread | 1 slice | 0.7 | |||||
Italian bread | 1 slice | 0.3 | |||||
Mixed grain bread | 1 slice | 0.9 | |||||
Oatmeal bread | 1 slice | 0.5 | |||||
Pita bread | 1 slice | 0.4 | |||||
Pumpernickel bread | 1 slice | 1 | |||||
Raisin bread | 1 slice | 0.6 | |||||
White bread | 1 slice | 0.4 | |||||
Whole wheat bread | 1 slice | 1.4 | |||||
Pasta and Rice: | |||||||
Macaroni | 1 cup | 1 | |||||
Rice, brown | 1/2 cup | 1 | |||||
Rice, polished | 1/2 cup | 0.2 | |||||
Spaghetti, regular | 1 cup | 1.1 | |||||
Spaghetti, wheat | 1 cup | 3.9 | |||||
Juices: | |||||||
Apple | 1/2 cup | 0.4 | |||||
Grapefruit | 1/2 cup | 0.5 | |||||
Grape | 1/2 cup | 0.6 | |||||
Orange | 1/2 cup | 0.5 | |||||
Papaya | 1/2 cup | 0.8 | |||||
Nuts: | |||||||
Almonds | 10 nuts | 1.1 | |||||
Filberts | 10 nuts | 0.8 | |||||
Peanuts | 10 nuts | 1.4 | |||||
Lentils, cooked | 1/2 cup | 7.3 | |||||
Lima beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 4.5 | |||||
Navy beans, cooked | 1/2 cup | 6 |