Top 15 Fruits Highest in Sugar

If there is one thing nutritionists agree upon, it is that consumption of sugar should be kept to a limit. Since fruits are high in water, fiber, and vitamins, they are much better than other high sugar foods. Even so, a person looking to lose weight, or cut back on sugar and carbs, would do well to limit the number of high sugar fruits they eat.

Fruits high in sugar include litchis, passion-fruit, pomegranates, mangos, cherries, oranges, kiwifruit, grapes, guavas, and bananas. In the listing, both the grams of sugar and teaspoons of sugar per serving of each fruit are given. A packed teaspoon of granulated sugar is equal to 4 grams.

Below is a list of fresh fruits high in sugar, for more see the extended lists of less common fruits high in sugar, dried fruits high in sugar, and the unfiltered list of over 100 fruits high in sugar.

List of Fruits High in Sugar

1 Litchis (Lychees)

• 29g (7.2 tsp) sugar per cup
• 46g (11.5 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 15% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Litchis.

2 Passion-Fruit (Granadilla)

• 26g (6.6 tsp) sugar per cup
• 23g (5.8 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 11% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Passion Fruit (Granadilla).

3 Pomegranate

• 24g (5.9 tsp) sugar per cup
• 33g (8.2 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 14% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Pomegranates.

4 Mangos

• 23g (5.6 tsp) sugar per cup
• 46g (11.4 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 14% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Mangos.

5 Cherries

• 20g (4.9 tsp) sugar per cup
• 41g (10.2 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 13% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Cherries (Sweet).

6 Oranges

• 17g (4.2 tsp) sugar per cup
• 40g (9.9 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 9% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Oranges.

7 Kiwifruit

• 16g (4 tsp) sugar per cup
• 29g (7.4 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 9% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Kiwifruit.

8 Grapes

• 15g (3.7 tsp) sugar per cup
• 49g (12.1 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 16% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Grapes.

9 Guavas

• 15g (3.7 tsp) sugar per cup
• 26g (6.6 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 9% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Guavas.

10 Bananas

• 14g (3.6 tsp) sugar per cup sliced
• 27g (6.9 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 12% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Bananas.

11 Pears

• 14g (3.4 tsp) sugar per cup
• 34g (8.6 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 10% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Pears.

12 Apples

• 13g (3.2 tsp) sugar per cup
• 40g (10 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 10% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Apples.

13 Peaches

• 13g (3.2 tsp) sugar per cup
• 43g (10.8 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 8% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Yellow Peaches.

14 Papaya

• 11g (2.8 tsp) sugar per cup
• 36g (9.1 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 8% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Papayas.

15 Nectarines

• 11g (2.8 tsp) sugar per cup
• 36g (9 tsp) sugar per 200 calorie serving
• Up to 8% sugar

Nutrition Facts for Nectarines.