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. 2023 Oct 26;15(21):4231. doi: 10.3390/polym15214231

Table 2.

Chemical composition of the selected fruits and vegetables [149,150,151,152,153].

Specification Average Content
[g/100 g FW]
Fruits Water Total Protein Fat Total Carbohydrates Total Sugars * Starch Dietary Fiber
Total Soluble ** Insoluble ***
Apple 85.56 0.26 0.17 13.81 10.39 0.05 2.21 0.67 1.54
Strawberry 90.95 0.67 0.30 7.68 4.89 0.04 2.30 0.70 1.60
Sour cherry 86.13 1.00 0.30 12.18 8.49 0.00 1.50 0.60 0.90
Blackcurrant 81.96 1.40 0.41 15.38 9.00 0.00 7.90 NA NA
Raspberry 85.75 1.20 0.65 11.94 4.42 0.00 5.50 2.88 2.62
Vegetables
White cabbage 92.18 1.28 0.10 5.80 3.20 0.00 2.50 NA NA
Carrot 88.29 0.93 0.24 9.58 4.74 1.43 2.88 0.49 2.39
Onion 89.11 1.10 0.10 9.34 4.24 0.00 1.93 0.71 1.22
Tomato 94.52 0.88 0.20 3.89 2.63 0.00 1.34 0.15 1.19
Red beet 87.58 1.61 0.17 9.56 6.76 0.10 2.80 NA NA

NA–not available; * sum of saccharose, glucose, and fructose; ** sum of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin; *** sum of pectin, gum, and mucilages.