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Green bean fiber shown with a wide bowl of fresh green beans and a smaller bowl of green beans behind it on a table
Do green beans have fiber? Yes: a cup of raw green beans has about 2.7 grams for 31 calories, and a cup of cooked frozen green beans about 3.8 grams. They’re a light, steady fiber source rather than a heavy hitter like dried beans.
Cherry fiber shown with a bowl of dark red sweet cherries with stems, loose cherries and a small dish of dried cherries
Do cherries have fiber? Yes: a cup of pitted sweet cherries has about 3.2 grams for 97 calories. Dried and canned cherries are a different story, so the form you buy changes how much fiber you actually get.
Bean fiber shown with bowls of dry black beans, red kidney beans and white navy beans with loose beans on the table
Do beans have fiber? Yes, plenty: half a cup of cooked navy beans has 9.6 grams and a cup of black beans about 15 grams. Beans are among the richest everyday fiber sources you can buy.
Chia seed fiber shown with a glass jar of chia pudding, small bowls of black chia seeds and a wooden spoon of seeds
How much fiber in chia seeds? One tablespoon has about 4.1 grams and a 1 ounce serving about 9.8 grams. By weight, chia is about one third fiber, more than flax and most nuts.
Celery fiber shown with a bunch of fresh celery stalks with leafy tops and a clear glass of cut celery sticks
Does celery have fiber? Yes: a medium stalk has about 0.6 grams and a cup of chopped celery about 1.6 grams, for just 14 calories. Celery is mostly water, so it adds fiber slowly, and juicing strips much of what’s there.
Cabbage fiber shown with a head of green cabbage, a halved red cabbage and a small bowl of pale shredded sauerkraut
Does cabbage have fiber? Yes: a cup of chopped raw green cabbage has about 2.2 grams for just 22 calories, and a cup of cooked savoy or red cabbage has about 4 grams. The amount shifts a lot between varieties, so the type you buy matters.
Tomato fiber shown with ripe red tomatoes on the vine, a halved tomato and a small bowl of dark sun-dried tomatoes
Do tomatoes have fiber? Yes, but not much when fresh: a medium raw tomato has about 1.5 grams. Concentrated forms change the picture, with a cup of canned tomatoes at about 4.6 grams and a cup of sun-dried tomatoes at 6.6 grams.
Orange fiber shown with whole oranges, an orange cut in half, juicy orange wedges and a small clementine on a table
Do oranges have fiber? Yes: a medium orange has about 3 to 3.7 grams, depending on its size, for 60 to 75 calories. A cup of orange juice has about half a gram, so the fiber stays with the whole fruit.
Spinach fiber shown with a large bowl of fresh baby spinach leaves and a smaller dish of cooked dark green spinach
Does spinach have fiber? Yes, but how much depends on the form: a cup of raw leaves has under 1 gram, while a cup of cooked spinach has about 4.3 grams and a cup of cooked frozen spinach about 7 grams. Same leaf, very different serving.
Corn fiber shown with ears of yellow sweet corn, a small bowl of corn kernels and a stack of corn tortillas
Does corn have fiber? Yes: a medium ear of cooked sweet corn has about 2.5 grams and a cup of cooked kernels about 4 grams. Most of it is insoluble fiber in the tough skin of each kernel, which is why corn sometimes passes through looking whole.
Strawberry fiber shown with a ceramic bowl of fresh red strawberries with green tops, plus halved and whole berries
Do strawberries have fiber? Yes: a cup of strawberry halves has about 3 grams for under 50 calories. That puts them in the middle of the fruit pack, behind raspberries and blackberries but ahead of grapes and melon.
Cucumber fiber shown with whole cucumbers and a plate of cucumber slices with the dark green peel left on
Do cucumbers have fiber? A little: a whole 8 inch cucumber with the peel has about 1.5 grams, and a cup of slices has about half a gram. Cucumbers are about 95% water, so they hydrate and crunch more than they add fiber.

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