We've included links to some gluten-free recipes and additional information. Also, feel free to enter the name of an ingredient into the About.com search box. Our guides have posted dozens of recipes for each of these ingredients, some of which are gluten-free or can be easily converted. (Don't forget the option of having your fruit in a smoothie or a fruit salad!)
Foods that contain fiber are beneficial whether they're eaten raw or cooked. Peeling the fruit will reduce the amount of fiber it contains.
Data on fiber content of specific foods were obtained from the USDA National Nutrient Database. Visit the database website yourself, and try out the easy-to-use template for figuring out the nutrient properties of food items.
- Apples, raw, with skin (1 3-inch apple, 4.4 grams; 1 3.25 inch apple, 5.4 grams)
- Bananas, (1 medium, 7-8 inches long = 3.1 grams; 1 large, 8-9 inches long = 3.5 grams)
- Blueberries, raw (1 cup = 3.6 grams)
- Oranges, raw (1 cup of sections = 4.3 grams)
- Pears (1 medium, 4.3 grams)
- Prunes, pitted (1 cup = 12.4 grams)
- Raisins, seedless (1 cup, not packed = 5.4 grams)
- Raspberries, raw (1 cup = 8 grams)
- Strawberries, raw (1 cup of strawberry halves = 3.0 grams)
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