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What Foods Contain Fiber?
This question can be answered very simply. Just ask: ”Does the food come from an animal or a plant?“ If it comes from an animal, then it DOES NOT contain dietary fiber. If it comes from a plant, then it DOES contain dietary fiber.
| Excellent Sources of Fiber
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Dietary Fiber (Grams) |
| Raspberries, 1 cup |
8.4 |
| Bulgar, 1 cup |
8.4 |
| Kidney beans, ½ |
8.2 |
| Lentils, ½ cup cooked |
7.8 |
| Rye wafers, 3 crackers |
7.8 |
| Artichoke, fresh, boiled |
6.5 |
| Potato, 1 medium, baked with skin |
4.9 |
| Good Sources of Fiber
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Dietary Fiber (Grams) |
| Figs, ¼ cup dried |
4.6 |
| Acorn squash ½ baked |
4.5 |
| Blueberries, 1 cup fresh |
3.0 |
| Wheat bran, 2 tbsp crude |
3.1 |
| Poor Sources of Fiber
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Dietary Fiber (Grams) |
| Egg, 1 whole |
0.0 |
| Nonfat mild, 1 cup |
0.0 |
| Salmon, 3 ounces |
0.0 |
| Chicken, 3 ounces |
0.0 |
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