We’ve already told you about the best 3 fruits you can eat, now we’re showing you a big list of the calories in fruits, arranged from the lowest to the highest calorie fruit! This is a post you might want to bookmark, so that you can come back to it whenever you think about which one to buy. With our modern lifestyles all fruit may be good fruit, but some fruits have way more calories than others. When you’re keeping a calorie deficit up, you’re going to want to know which is which!
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Rockmelon 24 Calories
Rockmelon has 24 calories (99 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Dragonfruit Red 26 Calories
Dragonfruit Red has 26 calories (107 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Achacha Fruit Loose 26 Calories
Achacha Fruit has 26 calories (107 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Strawberry Large 26 Calories
Strawberry Large has 26 calories (108 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Lemon 27 Calories
Lemon has 27 calories (115 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Lime 29 Calories
Lime has 29 calories (122 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Red Seedless Watermelon 30 Calories
Red Seedless Watermelon has 30 calories (127 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Honeydew 31 Calories
Honeydew has 31 calories (128 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Grapefruit Red Flesh 33 Calories
Grapefruit Red Flesh has 33 calories (138 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Papaya Red 34 Calories
Papaya Red Whole has 34 calories (142 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Paw Paw 34 Calories
Paw Paw has 34 calories (142 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Guava 34 Calories
Guava has 34 calories (144 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Melon De Sapo 36 Calories
Melon De Sapo has 36 calories (149 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Tamarillo Red 36 Calories
Tamarillo Red has 36 calories (150 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Plum 39 Calories
Plums Punnet has 39 calories (162 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Mandarin Ortanique 39 Calories
Mandarin Ortanique has 39 calories (165 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Peach 40 Calories
Peaches have 40 calories (168 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Apricot Fresh Odd Bunch 41 Calories
Apricot Fresh Odd Bunch has 41 calories (171 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Pineapple 43 Calories
Pineapple Naturally Sweet has 43 calories (178 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Valencia Oranges 44 Calories
Macro Organic Valencia Oranges has 44 calories (183 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Blood Orange 44 Calories
Blood Orange has 44 calories (183 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Nectarine 44 Calories
Woolworths Nectarine Yellow Flesh has 44 calories (184 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Fig 47 Calories
Fresh Figs has 47 calories (195 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Yellow Peach 47 Calories
Peach (Yellow Flesh) has 47 calories (195 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Granny Smith Apple 49 Calories
Fresh Granny Smith Apples have 49 calories (206 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Brown Nashi Pear 50 Calories
Fresh Brown Nashi Pear has 50 calories (209 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Blackberry 50 Calories
Blackberries have 50 calories (211 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Quince Fruit 58 Calories
Quince has 58 calories (242 kilojoules) per 100 grams. Maggie Beer makes a tasty Quince Paste!
Corella Pear 58 Calories
Fresh Corella Pear has 58 calories (243 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Golden Kiwifruit 58 Calories
Kiwifruit (Gold) has 58 calories (244 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Pomegranate 59 Calories
Pomlife Pomegranate Arils Punnet has 59 calories (247 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Calypso Mango 60 Calories
Calypso Mango has 60 calories (249 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Kensington Pride Mango 60 Calories
Mango Kensington Pride has 60 calories (249 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Cherries 60 Calories
Fresh Cherries have 60 calories (250 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Passionfruit 73 Calories
Passionfruit has 73 calories (304 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Rambutan 75 Calories
Rambutan has 75 calories (312 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Red Tipped Banana 92 Calories
Banana Red Tipped has 92 calories (385 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Organic Banana 92 Calories
Organic Banana has 92 calories (385 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Lady Finger Banana 114 Calories
Banana Lady Finger has 114 calories (475 kilojoules) per 100 grams.
Macro Organic Dates Punnet 290 Calories
Macro Organic Dates Punnet has 290 calories (1212 kilojoules) per 100 grams. Dried dates, like every other dried fruit, have far more calories by weight than their fresh former selves. You can find out about dates and prunes nutrition in this article.
Low and High Calorie Fruit
Scrolling through this list of fruit calories, you can see that some fruits have almost five times the calories as others. There is a huge food energy difference between low calorie fruits like melon and high calorie fruits like banana. The differences can be explained by water content, sugar content, and the quantity of more complex carbohydrates. Generally, sweeter, drier, and starchier fruits have many more calories than blander, wetter, refreshing fruit. If you’re tracking your calories, eat accordingly!