#2: What Fruits Are Low In Sugar?

Fruit contains sugar. But don’t mistake the sugar in fruit to be the same as the sugar you find in cookies, cakes and pastries.

The sugar you find in fruit is fructose. It is one of three ‘simple sugars’ (referred to as monosaccharides) alongside glucose and galactose. Unlike complex sugars, the three are absorbed directly into the blood during digestion, and can potentially spike blood sugar.

Fruit, however, comes part and parcel with fiber and anti-oxidants, and both of which are known to blunt a blood sugar spike. This in mind, I have no problem recommending fruit as part of a diet rich in wholefoods and plants.

But in those looking to get the best bang for their buck as far as keeping low blood sugars low goes, here are the best fruits for the job.

11 - Kiwi

100 g of kiwi contains 9 g of sugar

10 - Orange

100 g of oranges contain 9 g of sugar

100 g of clementine contain 9 g of sugar

9 - Plum

100 g of plums contain 8.7 g of sugar

8 - Lemon

100 g of lemons contain 8.4 g of sugar

7 - Grapefruit

100 g of grapefruits contain 7 g of sugar

6 - Berry Fruits

100 g of blueberries contain 10 g of sugar

100 g of strawberries contain 5.5 g of sugar

100 g of blackberries contain 4.9 g of sugar

100 g of raspberries contain 4.4 g of sugar

5 - Watermelon

100 g of watermelons contain 4.5 g of sugar

4 - Tomato

100 g of tomatoes contain 2.2 g of sugar

3 - Cucumber

100 g of cucumbers contain 1.7 g of sugar

2 - Avocado

100 g of avocado contains 0.7 g of sugar

1 - Olive

100 g of olives contain 0 g of sugar

People looking to control their sugar intake will often give up or reduce their consumption of fizzy drinks, chocolate, or candy but may not think about fruit. Though fruit could be a healthful way to cater to a sweet tooth while adding nutrients to the diet.

Some fruit, such as bananas or mangoes, have a higher amount of sugar than many others. So by sticking to the 11 fruits I mentioned earlier, you should be good to go, as far as blood sugar spikes go.