Vegetables and fruits have traditionally been considered an essential part of a healthy diet. Those who want to not only maintain their health, but also lose weight, are also recommended to use them more often. However, among the fruits there are also quite high-calorie ones - their quantity should be limited when dieting.
The most nutritious fruits
Feijoa is one of the leaders in calorie content. Previously, the plant was widespread in countries such as Australia, New Zealand, and it was grown in Sicily. Recently, feijoa is gaining popularity among domestic gardeners - it is successfully grown in the Krasnodar Territory, Dagestan and Abkhazia. It can also be seen in Georgia and Armenia, in the Crimea and Turkmenistan.
Feijoa contains about 95 Kcal per 100 grams. In addition to sugars, these rather large and juicy fruits, the taste of which can be compared immediately with strawberries, kiwi and pineapple, contain various organic acids. They are rich in feijoa and iodine.
It is worth noting that persimmons, which contain quite a lot of sugar, do not cause an increase in the blood glycemic index. However, it should be remembered that fruits are contraindicated in certain diseases.
Leading palm in the list of the most nutritious fruits, along with feijoa, can also be given to bananas, 100 grams of which contain 90-100 Kcal. For the inhabitants of Europe, bananas are more likely a dessert or a snack, while residents of many other countries consider them one of the most important sources of food. In particular, their calorie content is highly valued in Ecuador, where residents consume more than 73 kilograms of bananas per capita per year - almost 10 times more than in Russia. Residents of Burundi, Samoa, the Philippines and a number of other countries willingly eat these high-calorie fruits.
The so-called Chinese gooseberry - kiwi is also quite high in calories, in 100 grams of fruit which contains about 65-75 Kcal, depending on the variety and degree of ripeness. Also, this fruit is prized for its high content of ascorbic acid and potassium.
Next to the kiwi are grapes and persimmons, they all have about the same content of kilocalories per 100 grams - from 65 to 75. It should be noted that grapes become even more nutritious in the form of raisins - their nutritional value increases several times, amounting to more 280 kcal per 100 g.
In addition to dried apricots, raisins and prunes, dried apples and pears also significantly exceed their fresh counterparts in calories.
Dried fruits
It is impossible not to mention dried fruits, the calorie content of which significantly exceeds the nutritional value of fresh fruits. For example, if 100 grams of fresh apricots contains 40-50 Kcal, then dried apricots contain more than 270. Some types of apricot dried apricots, which the inhabitants of Central Asia use to sweeten tea and other drinks, are called "sugar". Their caloric content is even higher and depends on the variety and degree of maturity of the raw material, as well as the technology for preparing dried fruits.
