Top 10 Fruits Low in Net Carbs
Written by Daisy Whitbread, MScN
Fruits are a good source of fiber, vitamins, and energy for our bodies. Net carbs are equal to total carbohydrates minus the amount of fiber. The theory being that we do not digest the carbohydrates trapped in fiber.
In this article, both the number of net carbohydrates and fiber are listed. If you add the two numbers together, you get the total amount of carbohydrates.
Fruits low in net carbs include olives, avocados, starfruit, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries, prickly pears, grapefruit, and Asian pears. Below are the ten fruits lowest in net carbs, for more, see the extended list of less common fruits low in net carbs.
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 olive (3g) |
| 0.5g (3.3g fiber) | 0g (0.1g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup, cubes (150g) | 1 avocado (201g) |
| 1.8g (6.7g fiber) | 2.7g (10.1g fiber) | 3.7g (13.5g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup, cubes (132g) | 1 medium (3-5/8" long) (91g) |
| 3.9g (2.8g fiber) | 5.2g (3.7g fiber) | 3.6g (2.5g fiber) |
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| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup (144g) |
| 4.3g (5.3g fiber) | 6.2g (7.6g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup (123g) | 10 raspberries (19g) |
| 5.4g (6.5g fiber) | 6.7g (8g fiber) | 1g (1.2g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup, cubes (170g) | 1 melon (1640g) |
| 5.7g (0.9g fiber) | 9.7g (1.5g fiber) | 93.2g (14.8g fiber) |
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| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup, sliced (166g) | 1 medium (1-1/4" dia) (12g) |
| 5.7g (2g fiber) | 9.4g (3.3g fiber) | 0.7g (0.2g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 cup (149g) | 1 fruit without refuse (103g) |
| 6g (3.6g fiber) | 8.9g (5.4g fiber) | 6.1g (3.7g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1/2 medium (approx 4" dia) (128g) | 1 cup sections, with juice (230g) |
| 7g (1.1g fiber) | 8.9g (1.4g fiber) | 16.1g (2.5g fiber) |
| Net-Carbs in 100g | 1 medium pear (122g) | 1 large pear (275g) |
| 7.1g (3.6g fiber) | 8.6g (4.4g fiber) | 19.4g (9.9g fiber) |
