The table below contains a list of food products low in sugar content  (4.1 - 6.5 grams of sugar per 100 grams food). The food items are among the foods with the lowest sugar values, from approximately 850 food products analysed by the USDA nutrient data laboratory.

 

Food productSugar content (g/100g food
Beans, baked, canned, with franks 6.5
Fast foods, hamburger, regular, single patty, with condiments 6.3
Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared, toasted 6.3
Rolls, hamburger or hotdog, plain 6.3
Nuts, coconut meat, raw 6.2
Bread crumbs, dry, grated, plain 6.2
Watermelon, raw 6.2
Miso 6.2
Bread, raisin, toasted, enriched 6.2
Rutabagas, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 6.0
Bagels, cinnamon-raisin 6.0
Bread, wheat, toasted (includes wheat berry) 6.0
Papayas, raw 5.9
Bread crumbs, dry, grated, seasoned 5.7
Sweet potato, canned, syrup pack, drained solids 5.7
Sweet potato, cooked, boiled, without skin 5.7
Bread, raisin, enriched 5.7
Alcoholic beverage, daiquiri, prepared-from-recipe 5.6
Bread, whole-wheat, commercially prepared 5.6
Beets, canned, drained solids 5.5
Bread, wheat (includes wheat berry) 5.5
Peppers, hot chili, red, raw 5.3
Peppers, hot chili, green, raw 5.1
Milk, nonfat, fluid, with added vitamin A (fat free or skim) 5.1
Milk, reduced fat, fluid, 2% milkfat, with added vitamin A 5.1
Bagels, plain, enriched, with calcium propionate (includes onion, poppy, sesame) 5.1
Waffles, plain, frozen, ready -to-heat, toasted 5.0
Nuts, cashew nuts, dry roasted, with salt added 5.0
Nuts, cashew nuts, oil roasted, with salt added 5.0
Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, light 5.0
Snacks, potato chips, made from dried potatoes, plain 5.0
Blackberries, raw 4.9
Tomato products, canned, puree, without salt added 4.8
Peas, edible-podded, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.8
Parsnips, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.8
Carrots, baby, raw 4.8
Chickpeas (garbanzo beans, bengal gram), mature seeds, cooked, boiled, without salt 4.8
Nuts, almonds 4.8
Milk, buttermilk, fluid, cultured, lowfat 4.8
Bread, reduced-calorie, white 4.7
Bread, white, commercially prepared, toasted 4.7
Sour dressing, non-butterfat, cultured, filled cream-type 4.7
Strawberries, raw 4.7
Yogurt, plain, whole milk, 8 grams protein per 8 ounce 4.7
Nuts, mixed nuts, dry roasted, with peanuts, with salt added 4.7
Peas, green, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.7
Carrots, raw 4.5
Salad dressing, italian dressing, reduced fat 4.5
Onions, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.5
Cowpeas (blackeyes), immature seeds, frozen, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.5
Bologna, beef and pork 4.4
Raspberries, raw 4.4
Tomatoes, red, ripe, canned, stewed 4.4
Croutons, seasoned 4.4
Peppers, sweet, red, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt 4.4
Sauce, homemade, white, medium 4.4
Nuts, hazelnuts or filberts 4.3
Bread, white, commercially prepared (includes soft bread crumbs) 4.3
Onions, raw 4.3
Bread, rye, toasted 4.3
Tomato products, canned, sauce 4.2
Nuts, mixed nuts, oil roasted, with peanuts, with salt added 4.2
Pie crust, standard-type, frozen, ready-to-bake, baked 4.2
Peppers, sweet, red, raw 4.2
Peanuts, all types, dry-roasted, with or without salt 4.2
Peas, green, canned, regular pack, drained solids 4.2
Mung beans, mature seeds, sprouted, raw 4.1
Nuts, macadamia nuts, dry roasted, with salt added 4.1
Snacks, potato chips, plain, salted 4.1

 

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Data source of sugar content in foods: USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 19.