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I'd like to have some idea of which types of fruit are best and which worst.

What I have access to is more or less the following: apple banana citrus fruits kiwi pear mango grapes peach plum nectarine apricot cherry strawberry pomegranite passion fruit melons watermelon

Thanks!

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Banana & mango rule for their caloric density. You also take off the skins removing pesticides etc... Most of the rest are high water and high pestiside. Wash and eat all you want. They won't fill you as well though. – Grok Jun 28 2011 at 7:48

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Great answer here:

http://paleohacks.com/questions/26955/least-fructose-fruits#axzz1OyYwvESK

It includes this chart:

http://thepaleodiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Fruits-Sugars.html

Copy and paste it into Excel or Google Docs and you'll be able to sort by highest to lowest

You want to eat the most of the least fructose fruit and an occasional piece of the fruits higher in fructose.

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Thanks! The list is helpful. – Glither Jun 11 2011 at 21:09
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They all are the same. The best ranked fruit is the one you have that is currently the ripest :)

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 Watermelon ain't no strawberry. – Ikco Jun 11 2011 at 16:08
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Avocado gets my vote for the best fruit

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Strawberry, Citrus, Kiwi, Pomegranate, Melons, Mango. I would stick with berries though, I have occasional citrus fruit as well.

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Why would you stick with the fruit that contains the most anti nutrients and PUFA? – cliff Jun 11 2011 at 13:54
Pufa, in fruit? I can't imagine its in any significant quantity. – mari Jun 11 2011 at 14:46
About which anti nutrients are you talking about cliff ? – Ikco Jun 11 2011 at 16:09
Oxalates, phytic acid, trypsin inhibtors etc. Mostly in the seeds which you have to eat. – cliff Jun 11 2011 at 16:58
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 Cliff, 200 calories of strawberries (a very generous serving) has .3g of PUFA. That's so little as to be inconsequential. And with anti nutrients, quantity is also important. You'll be getting such small amounts that its really not worth stressing over. I would definitely stick with berries; they generally have lower fructose levels and higher nutrient levels than other fruits. – mari Jun 11 2011 at 22:54
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I would say pick the one you enjoy, it's a fruit...no one gets out of here alive, live a little.

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To paraphrase a friend, fruit is a sugar bag with a weak multivitamin. I don't consume or recommend them.

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 Your friend is an idiot. – cliff Jun 11 2011 at 17:00
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I would look to a glycemic load chart, and consume as an occasional treat those at the lowest end. Glycemic load is based on a serving size, and glycemic index is based on a set quantity, so glycemic load charts give you a much more accurate idea of a food's impact on your blood sugar. Here is a chart that shows both: http://www.alsearsmd.com/glycemic-index/

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I would not use glycemic load, and in fact I think its practically useless. Fructose is low glycemic, whereas glucose has a high glycemic load. Which one is better? You won't find that out looking at a GI chart. – mari Jun 11 2011 at 18:51
I know that when I occasionally consume low glycemic load fruits, my body feels alright. And if I consume higher glycemic load fruits, I feel strung out on sugar, craving more, and hung over the next day...so that's what works for me! – Rogue Nutritionist Jun 12 2011 at 15:47
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the amount of fructose is not the only factor i would evaluate for. is the fruit certified organic and if not, is it one of the dirty dozen?

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