EAT YOUR WAY TO MORE FIBER

The Best High-Fiber Foods, Group by Group.

Fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and more – discover which everyday foods pack the most fiber, how much they deliver, and simple ways to eat more of them every day.

“Getting enough fiber doesn’t require a supplement – – it starts with real food on your plate, and small swaps add up fast.”
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The Best Fiber Comes From Your Plate

A here’s no supplement that beats a plate of real food. Whole foods deliver fiber alongside vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and water — a package no powder can match. The good news is that hitting your daily target is easier than it sounds once you know where fiber actually hides.

Beans and legumes are fiber powerhouses; a single cup can cover more than half your day. Whole grains, fruit eaten with the skin, vegetables, nuts, and seeds all stack up quickly. Variety matters too — different foods carry different types of fiber, so a mixed plate feeds a wider range of gut bacteria than any single food or supplement could.
“You don’t need exotic superfoods to hit your fiber goal — beans, oats, berries, and a handful of nuts will get most people there.”

That’s why we organize everything by food group. Browse fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts and seeds, dairy and alternatives, or proteins to see exactly how much fiber each delivers — with the standout picks in every category called out for you.

Not sure where to start? Begin with the highest-fiber foods, then explore the food group you eat most — small, consistent swaps are what move your daily total.

Browse Fiber by Food Group

The foods that pack the most fiber per serving, ranked and compared, with easy high-impact swaps.

Chia, flax, berries, avocado and more — nutrient-dense foods that deliver fiber and much more.

Cereals, breads, bars and snacks with added fiber — how they compare to whole foods, and the best picks.

Berries, pears, apples with the skin, and more — the fruits that deliver the most fiber, plus how to work them into your day.

From artichokes to Brussels sprouts, the vegetables that pack the biggest fiber punch per serving.

Oats, whole wheat, barley, and quinoa — how to choose carbs that add fiber instead of stripping it away.

The undisputed champions. Lentils, chickpeas, and black beans can cover half your daily fiber in a single cup.

Chia, flax, almonds, and more — small servings with big fiber returns, plus healthy fats and protein.

Dairy has none — so which plant milks, yogurts, and alternatives actually bring fiber to the table?

Animal proteins have zero fiber. Here’s how to build high-fiber meals around them with the right plant-based sides.

Prebiotic vegetables shown with a halved globe artichoke beside a whole red onion and a few small round brown tubers
The top prebiotic vegetables are salsify, artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes and onions, which carry far more fructan fiber than other vegetables. Raw salsify held about 15.6 grams of fructans per 100 grams in lab testing, and onions about 4.5 grams.
Grains high in soluble fiber shown with a bowl of cooked pearl barley beside bowls of rolled oats and a spoon of oat bran
Oats, oat bran and barley are the soluble fiber grains, with about 1 gram of soluble fiber per half cup cooked in NIH data. Barley matches oats for soluble fiber, while wheat, brown rice and quinoa lean heavily toward insoluble fiber.
Fruits for resistant starch shown with green and ripening bananas and a green plantain beside a small bowl of banana flour
The best resistant starch fruits are green bananas and plantains, and in practice they’re nearly the only fruits that supply it. Raw unripe banana tested at about 24 grams of resistant starch per 100 grams of dry weight, while most other fruits are valued for fiber, not starch.
Vegetables high in insoluble fiber shown with a bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts beside parsnips and red radishes
The top insoluble fiber vegetables are Brussels sprouts, parsnips, radishes, broccoli and swede, each with close to 4 grams or more of insoluble fiber per 100 grams raw. Cauliflower, celery and carrots follow, while leafy greens rank lower by weight because they’re mostly water.
Beans with soluble fiber shown with a bowl of speckled pinto beans beside a small bowl of black beans and loose beans
Black beans, navy beans and kidney beans lead the soluble fiber beans, with black beans at about 2.4 grams per half cup cooked in lab data published on NIH’s bookshelf. Pinto beans and chickpeas follow at about 1.4 grams, and lentils carry only about 0.6 grams.
Resistant starch foods shown with a bowl of red potato salad with fresh dill beside ripe bananas and a dish of kidney beans
The best resistant starch foods for everyday eating are beans and lentils, green bananas, and potatoes, rice or pasta cooked and then cooled. Kidney beans tested at about 3.2 grams of resistant starch per 100 grams as eaten, more than most breads and cereals.
High insoluble fiber foods shown with a bowl of bran cereal topped with raspberries beside almonds and cauliflower
The top insoluble fiber foods are wheat bran and bran cereals, whole grains, beans, nuts, berries and vegetables like cauliflower and green beans. A half cup of high fiber bran cereal carries about 14 grams of fiber, half the Daily Value in one bowl.
Fruits with soluble fiber shown with a halved ripe pear and an orange beside a small bowl of dark prunes by a window
Oranges, grapefruit and pears lead the soluble fiber fruits, at about 2 grams per medium fruit, with prunes close behind at 1.5 grams per quarter cup. Berries win on total fiber, but only about a quarter of their fiber is the soluble kind.
Vegetables with soluble fiber shown with a bowl of roasted Brussels sprouts beside a halved artichoke and fresh okra pods
The best soluble fiber vegetables are artichokes, Jerusalem artichokes, salsify and onions, then Brussels sprouts and parsnips. Half a cup of cooked Brussels sprouts gives about 3 grams of soluble fiber, a big step toward the 5 to 10 grams linked with lower LDL.
Grains high in resistant starch shown with a bowl of cooked pearl barley beside rye crispbreads and a dish of brown rice
Raw oats, finger millet, wheat and barley top lab tests of resistant starch grains, at about 3 to 5 grams per 100 grams of dry grain. Cooked, most grain foods hold 2 grams or less per 100 grams, so cooling and food choice matter too.
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