Fibre in fruit

    Fibre content varies a lot between fruits, and even more depending on serving size — a small handful of dried fruit can contain more fibre than a large piece of fresh fruit. The table below compares fibre per typical UK serving and per 100g for the fruits in our database.

    Showing 37 foods from our Fibre Calculator database.

    Typical serving
    Pearmedium pear (~178 g, with skin)~178 g5.5 g3.1 g
    Raspberriessmall handful (~80 g)~80 g5.2 g6.5 g
    Blackberriessmall handful (~80 g)~80 g4.2 g5.3 g
    Figs (dried)2 figs (~40 g)~40 g3.9 g9.8 g
    Applemedium apple (~150 g, with skin)~150 g3.6 g2.4 g
    Bananamedium banana (~118 g)~118 g3.1 g2.6 g
    Dates (dried)2 dates (~48 g)~48 g3.1 g6.5 g
    Orangemedium orange (~131 g)~131 g3.1 g2.4 g
    Prunes5 prunes (~42 g)~42 g3 g7.1 g
    Dried apricotshandful (~40 g, ~6 halves)~40 g2.9 g7.3 g
    Nectarinemedium nectarine (~140 g)~140 g2.4 g1.7 g
    Papayaportion (~140 g)~140 g2.4 g1.7 g
    Kiwimedium kiwi (~75 g)~75 g2.3 g3 g
    Peachmedium peach (~150 g)~150 g2.2 g1.5 g
    Blueberrieshandful (~80 g)~80 g1.9 g2.4 g
    Grapefruithalf grapefruit (~120 g)~120 g1.9 g1.6 g
    Passion fruit1 passion fruit (~18 g pulp)~18 g1.9 g10.4 g
    Cherrieshandful (~80 g)~80 g1.7 g2.1 g
    Coconut (desiccated)1 tbsp (~10 g)~10 g1.6 g16.3 g
    Mixed dried fruitsmall handful (~30 g)~30 g1.6 g5.5 g
    Peaches (canned in juice, drained)portion (~120 g)~120 g1.6 g1.3 g
    Pomegranate (seeds)small handful (~40 g)~40 g1.6 g4 g
    Rhubarb (stewed, no added sugar)portion (~120 g)~120 g1.6 g1.3 g
    Strawberrieshandful (~80 g)~80 g1.6 g2 g
    Plum2 plums (~110 g)~110 g1.5 g1.4 g
    Apricot (fresh)2 apricots (~70 g)~70 g1.4 g2 g
    Raisinssmall handful (~30 g)~30 g1.4 g4.5 g
    Sultanassmall handful (~30 g)~30 g1.4 g4.5 g
    Mangoportion (~80 g)~80 g1.3 g1.6 g
    Satsuma / clementine1 satsuma/clementine (~70 g)~70 g1.3 g1.8 g
    Pineappleportion (~80 g)~80 g1.2 g1.5 g
    Melon (cantaloupe)slice/wedge (~120 g)~120 g1.1 g0.9 g
    Pineapple (canned in juice, drained)portion (~120 g)~120 g1 g0.8 g
    Dried mangosmall handful (~30 g)~30 g0.7 g2.4 g
    Grapeshandful (~80 g)~80 g0.7 g0.9 g
    Watermelonslice/wedge (~150 g)~150 g0.6 g0.4 g
    Orange juice (unsweetened)glass (~200 ml)~200 g0.4 g0.2 g

    Higher-fibre choices in this category

    Based on a typical serving, these fruit entries contribute the most fibre in our database:

    • Pear — about 5.5 g of fibre per medium pear (~178 g, with skin)
    • Raspberries — about 5.2 g of fibre per small handful (~80 g)
    • Blackberries — about 4.2 g of fibre per small handful (~80 g)
    • Figs (dried) — about 3.9 g of fibre per 2 figs (~40 g)
    • Apple — about 3.6 g of fibre per medium apple (~150 g, with skin)

    About these figures

    Fibre values are approximate estimates, sourced from public food-composition data and, for some UK packaged foods, manufacturer nutrition labels. Actual fibre content varies with variety, brand, ripeness, and cooking method — treat these figures as planning estimates rather than precise measurements. See the Fibre Calculator for further detail on individual foods.


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