Fruits on a Low-Carb Diet: The Best and Worst

Fruits Lowest in Sugar

• Small Amounts of Lemon or Lime

• Rhubarb

• Raspberries (more about berries on low carb diets)

• Blackberries

• Cranberries

Fruits Low to Medium in Sugar

• Strawberries

• Casaba Melon

• Papaya

• Watermelon

• Peaches

• Nectarines

• Blueberries

• Cantaloupes

• 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

• Mangos

• Bananas

• Dried Fruit, such as

  • Raisins
  • Dried Apricots
  • Prunes