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The tables below include tabular lists for selected basic foods, compiled from United States Dept. of Agriculture sources.Included for each food is its weight in grams, its calories, and (also in grams,) the amount of protein, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, fat, and saturated fat. [1]
Wolffia arrhiza, dry weight: 40; Nori seaweed, dried sheets: 5.81; ready-to-eat green vegetables: 0.33 to 3.11; ready-to-eat starchy tubers: 0.87 to 6.17 high scores: home-prepared potato pancakes 6.17; French fries 3.18-4.03; average scores: baked potato 2.5; boiled yam 1.49; low scores: boiled sweet potato 1.6; boiled Black Beans: 9; boiled ...
Passion fruit is the fruit with the most protein. This wonder-fruit contains about 5 grams of protein per one cup serving. (An egg, by comparison, has about 6 grams of protein.)
1. Jackfruit (3 grams protein) Jackfruit is a tropical fruit related to figs, and the texture of its unripe flesh is uncannily similar to pulled pork. A one-cup serving contains three grams of ...
Dietary fibre from fruits, vegetables and grain foods. Insoluble dietary fibre is not absorbed in the human digestive tract but is important in maintaining the bulk of a bowel movement to avoid constipation. [5] Soluble fibre can be metabolized by bacteria residing in the large intestine.
But fun fact: Fruit contains protein in small amounts too. (So do vegetables and grains, to an extent.) According to the FDA, women should aim for 46 grams of protein a day, while men should ...
MyPlate is the latest nutrition guide from the USDA. The USDA's first dietary guidelines were published in 1894 by Wilbur Olin Atwater as a farmers' bulletin. [4] Since then, the USDA has provided a variety of nutrition guides for the public, including the Basic 7 (1943–1956), the Basic Four (1956–1992), the Food Guide Pyramid (1992–2005), and MyPyramid (2005–2013).
A high-protein diet is a diet in which 20% or more of the total daily calories come from protein. [1] Many high protein diets are high in saturated fat and restrict intake of carbohydrates. [1] Example foods in a high-protein diet include lean beef, chicken or poultry, pork, salmon and tuna, eggs, and soy. [2]