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List of High Fiber Foods (Fruits, Vegetables, Whole Grain Foods)

Dietary fiber food sources Fiber content (g/100 g edible food portion)
Beans, baked, canned, with franks 6.91
Cowpeas, common (blackeyes, crowder, southern), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 6.51
Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 6.41
Beans, kidney, red, mature seeds, canned 6.41
Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, baby, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 6.00
Soybeans, mature cooked, boiled, without salt 5.99
Candies, semisweet chocolate 5.89
Lima beans, immature seeds, frozen, fordhook, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 5.82
Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 5.50
Artichokes, (globe or french), cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 5.42
Refried beans, canned (includes USDA commodity) 5.32
Cowpeas (Blackeyes), immature seeds, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 5.03
Couscous, dry 5.03
Lima beans, large, mature seeds, canned 4.81
Beans, white, mature seeds, canned 4.81
Soup, bean with ham, canned, chunky, ready-to-serve, commercial 4.61
Bulgur, cooked 4.51
Tomato products, canned, paste, without salt added 4.50
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, canned 4.42
Raspberries, frozen, red, sweetened 4.40
Beans, baked, canned, with pork and sweet sauce 4.19
Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian 4.09
Beans, baked, canned, with pork and tomato sauce 3.99
Chili con carne with beans, canned entree 3.92
Pears, asian, raw 3.60
Soup, bean with pork, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial 3.40

High fiber foods list source: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 18 (2005).

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