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. 2015 Jul 15;10(3):135–141. doi: 10.5114/pg.2015.52753

Table III.

Examples of dietary fibre content in food (g/amount) [18]

Content Amount (weight) Total fibre [g] Insoluble fibre [g] Soluble fibre [g]
Fruits:
 Apple, fresh with skin 1 medium (138 g) 3.73 2.76 0.97
 Banana, fresh or ripe 1 medium (118 g) 2.83 2.12 0.71
 Cranberries, dried 1 C (120 g) 6.01 4.44 1.56
 Kiwi 1 medium (76 g) 2.58 1.98 0.61
 Mango, fresh 1 each (207 g) 3.73 2.19 1.53
 Orange, fresh 1 medium (131 g) 3.14 1.31 1.83
 Strawberries, fresh 1 C (144 g) 3.31 2.45 0.86
Vegetables:
 Asparagus, cooked 1 C (180 g) 2.88 1.44 1.44
 Broccoli, cooked from fresh 1 C (156 g) 4.68 2.34 2.34
 Carrot, raw 1 C (110 g) 3.30 1.65 1.65
 Carrot, cooked from fresh 1 C (156 g) 5.15 2.96 2.18
 Cauliflower, cooked from fresh 1 C (125 g) 3.37 2.50 0.87
 Corn, cooked 1 medium (100 g) 2.80 2.30 0.50
 Lentils, cooked from dried 1 C (198 g) 15.64 14.45 1.19
 Potato, boiled without skin 1 C (156 g) 2.81 1.20 1.61
 Sauerkraut 1 C (236 g) 5.90 3.85 2.05
Grains:
 Bread, multigrain 1 slice (26 g) 1.79 1.48 0.31
 Bread, pumpernickel 1 slice (26 g) 1.51 0.73 0.78
 Millet, cooked 1 C (240 g) 6.48 5.26 1.22
 Oat bran 1 C (219 g) 5.67 3.02 2.65
 Oatmeal, regular cooking 1 C (234 g) 3.98 2.13 1.85
 Rice brown, cooked 1 C (195 g) 3.51 3.28 0.23
 Wheat bran 1 C (64 g) 27.39 25.22 2.18
Others:
 Almonds 1 C (142 g) 15.90 14.34 1.56
 Flax seeds 1 C (114 g) 25.46 11.57 13.98
 Dark chocolate 1 oz (28.35 g) 1.67 1.60 0.07
 Sunflower seeds 1 C (128 g) 13.44 10.75 2.69
 Potato chip 1 oz (28.35 g) 1.31 0.56 0.75