Food Sources of Dietary Fiber


Food Sources of Dietary Fiber ranked by grams of dietary fiber per standard amount; also calories in the standard amount.
(All are >-10% of AI for adult women, which is 25 grams/day.)

Food, Standard Amount

Dietary Fiber (g)

Calories

Navy beans, cooked, ½ cup

9.5

128

Bran ready-to-eat cereal (100%), ½ cup

8.8

78

Kidney beans, canned, ½ cup

8.2

109

Split peas, cooked, ½ cup

8.1

116

Lentils, cooked, ½ cup

7.8

115

Black beans, cooked, ½ cup

7.5

114

Pinto beans, cooked, ½ cup

7.7

122

Lima beans, cooked, ½ cup

6.6

108

Artichoke, globe, cooked, 1 each

6.5

60

White beans, canned, ½ cup

6.3

154

Chickpeas, cooked, ½ cup

6.2

135

Great northern beans, cooked, ½ cup

6.2

105

Cowpeas, cooked, ½ cup

5.6

100

Soybeans, mature, cooked, ½ cup

5.2

149

Bran ready-to-eat cereals, various, ~1 oz

2.6-5.0

90-108

Crackers, rye wafers, plain, 2 wafers

5.0

74

Sweetpotato, baked, with peel, l medium (146 g)

4.8

131

Asian pear, raw, 1 small

4.4

51

Green peas, cooked, ½ cup

4.4

67

Whole-wheat English muffin, 1 each

4.4

134

Pear, raw, 1 small

4.3

81

Bulgur, cooked, ½ cup

4.1

76

Mixed vegetables, cooked, ½ cup

4.0

59

Raspberries, raw, ½ cup

4.0

32

Sweetpotato, boiled, no peel, 1 medium (156 g)

3.9

119

Blackberries, raw, ½ cup

3.8

31

Potato, baked, with skin, 1 medium

3.8

161

Soybeans, green, cooked, ½ cup

3.8

127

Stewed prunes, ½ cup

3.8

133

Figs, dried, ¼ cup

3.7

93

Dates, ¼ cup

3.6

126

Oat bran, raw, ¼ cup

3.6

58

Pumpkin, canned, ½ cup

3.6

42

Spinach, frozen, cooked, ½ cup

3.5

30

Shredded wheat ready-to-eat cereals, various, ~1 oz

2.8-3.4

96

Almonds, 1 oz

3.3

164

Apple with skin, raw, 1 medium

3.3

72

Brussels sprouts, frozen, cooked, ½ cup

3.2

33

Whole-wheat spaghetti, cooked, ½ cup

3.1

87

Banana, 1 medium

3.1

105

Orange, raw, 1 medium

3.1

62

Oat bran muffin, 1 small

3.0

178

Guava, 1 medium

3.0

37

Pearled barley, cooked, ½ cup

3.0

97

Sauerkraut, canned, solids, and liquids, ½ cup

3.0

23

Tomato paste, ¼ cup

2.9

54

Winter squash, cooked, ½ cup

2.9

38

Broccoli, cooked, ½ cup

2.8

26

Parsnips, cooked, chopped, ½ cup

2.8

55

Turnip greens, cooked, ½ cup

2.5

15

Collards, cooked, ½ cup

2.7

25

Okra, frozen, cooked, ½ cup

2.6

26

Peas, edible-podded, cooked, ½ cup

2.5

42

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