Fruits with high and low sugar content are named

Due to the desire for a healthy diet and restrictions on carbohydrates in the diet, many people have begun to wonder whether fruit is really good for health.

Dr. Monts Folch, an expert in nutrition and dietetics, says that fruit is a healthy food. However, a lot depends on their quantity, type, and quality. It is important to remember that many of them contain a large amount of sugar, according to webconsultas.com.

Fruits with high sugar content per 100 g

• Dates - 63.95 g
• Figs - 16.26 g
• Grapes - 16.25 g
• Mango - 13.66 g
• Cherry - 12.82 g
• Banana - 12.13 g
• Mandarin - 10.58 g
• Apple - 10.31 g

Fruits with low sugar content per 100 g

• Avocado - 0.70 g
• Lemon - 2.50 g
• Blueberries - 4.04 g
• Raspberries - 4.42 g
• Strawberries - 4.89 g
• Watermelon - 6.20 g
• Grapefruit - 7.00 g
• Musk melon - 7.86 g

Fruits and diabetes

According to the expert, people who have high blood sugar or confirmed diabetes should eat at least three servings of fruit a day, combining it with other foods, as the effect of sugar on the body in this case is very different. This also applies to those who are overweight or obese.

Fruit smoothies and juices

Despite their popularity, smoothies pose a certain risk because when fruit is crushed, it is not always clear how much of it is consumed. Thus, the body may receive more sugar.

To avoid exceeding the amount of sugar, it is better to combine different fruits and vegetables. This makes it easy to create a cocktail of vitamins, minerals, trace elements, water, fiber, and antioxidants.

However, in order to maintain a healthy diet, you should not exceed 150 ml of juices per day (homemade or store-bought, but from reconstituted concentrates). As for nectars and other fruit drinks that do not contain 100% fruit, regardless of whether they have added sugar or not, it is better to avoid them.

You should also eat fruit with the skin on, as it provides fiber that helps regulate the body's absorption of fructose.