The Best Fruits for Weight Loss

This is a list of fruits that measures calories against water weight. Higher water content means more volume with less calories.

This information is based on 100g servings.

water / calories / calories per gram of water

In order of more water with less calories. This is the answer to the question: Which fruit has the least calories and will make my stomach feel the heaviest?

 

fruits - blonde woman in sun dress and hat on beach holding watermelon

The best fruit on this list is Watermelon.

Fruits with the Highest Water Content

RankFruitsWater ContentCalories per 100gRatio of Calories to 1 gram of WaterWeight of 100 Calorie Serving
1Cucumber95.23 w15 c0.1575:1666.666 g
2Squash, Summer, All Varieties94.64160.169625
3Tomato, Red94.52180.1904555.555
4Pumpkin91.60260.2838384.615
5Casaba Melon91.85280.3048357.15
6*Lemon88.98290.325344.827
7Watermelon91.45300.328333.333
8**Starfruit (Carambola)91.38310.3392322.580
9*Lime88.26300.3399333.333
10Strawberry90.95320.351312.5
11*Grapefruit90.89320.352312.5
12Hami Melon, Snow Melon-15-295
13Cantaloupe90.2340.376294.117
14Squash, Winter, All Varieties89.76340.378294.117
15Honeydew Melon89.82360.40277.777
16Santa Claus Melon, Christmas Melon89.82360.40277.777
17Pomelo89.10390.4377256.410
18Peach88.87390.4388256.410
19Prickly Pear, Tuna (fruit)87.55410.4683243.902
20Asian Pear88.25420.4759238.095
21Blackberry88.15430.4878232.558
22Papaya88.06430.4883232.558
23****Beets, raw87.58430.4909232.558
24Horned Melon, Kiwano88.97440.4945227.272
25Nectarine87.59440.50227.272
26Sugar Kiss Melon90.1545.360.5031220.45
27Plum87.23460.52217.391
28Orange86.75470.54212.765
29Apricot86.38480.55208.333
30Pineapple86.00500.58200
31Raspberry85.75520.606192.307
32Apple85.56520.607192.307
33Blueberry84.21570.6768175.438
34Pear83.96570.6788175.438
35Quince83.80570.68175.438
36Mango83.46600.71166.666
37Pitaya, Dragon Fruit-60-166.666
38Kiwi83.07610.73163.934
39Cherry82.25630.76158.730
40Lychee82660.80151.515
41Guava80.80680.84147.058
42Grape80.54690.85144.927
43***Rambutan78.04690.8553144.927
44Persimmon80.32700.87142.857
45Pomegranate77.93831.06120.481
46Corn, Yellow, Sweet76.05861.13116.279
47Banana74.91891.18112.359
48Passion Fruit72.93971.33103.092
49Plantain, raw65.281221.8681.967
50Avocado73.231602.1862.5
51Tamarind31.402397.6141.841

 

 

*Don’t eat large quantities of these fruits because they are highly acidic and can cause indigestion and tooth decay. If you eat sour fruit rinse your mouth with water to prevent tooth decay and don’t brush your teeth for at least 30 minutes.

 

**Eating large quantities of Starfruit can be toxic. See Carambola Risks.

 

 

***The USDA does not have a listing for Fresh Rambutan. Most websites get their rambutan nutrition information from the USDA’s rambutan, canned, syrup pack which includes added sugar. My nutrition information for fresh rambutan comes from Nutriarena.com Rambutan vs Watermelon. This listing contains no added sugar that is why calories are much lower.

 

 

 

****Beets are not a fruit but they have the highest sugar content of any vegetable and are often eaten as a fruit. I like to freeze them raw and eat them with frozen fruit.

 

 

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