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• Carbohydrate (measured in grams) and calories are calculated per 100g of food.
• This carb content of foods database contains approximately 7,000 most common food items.
• Click on column header to sort foods by name or by carb or calories.
• Pie chart shows relative contributions to total calories from carbohydrate, protein and fat (and alcohol, if exists).

Carbohydrate in Diet

Carbohydrates are one of the main types of nutrients. They are the most important source of energy for your body. Your digestive system changes carbohydrates into glucose (blood sugar). Your body uses this sugar for energy for your cells, tissues and organs. It stores any extra sugar in your liver and muscles for when it is needed.
Carbohydrates are called simple or complex, depending on their chemical structure. Simple carbohydrates include sugars found naturally in foods such as fruits, vegetables, milk, and milk products. They also include sugars added during food processing and refining. Complex carbohydrates include whole grain breads and cereals, starchy vegetables and legumes. Many of the complex carbohydrates are good sources of fiber.

Function of Carb

The primary function of carbohydrates is to provide energy for the body, especially the brain and the nervous system. An enzyme called amylase helps break down carbohydrates into glucose (blood sugar), which is used for energy by the body.

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Carbohydrate-loading diet

Carbohydrate-loading diet, also called a carb-loading diet, is a strategy to increase the amount of fuel stored in your muscles to improve athletic performance. Carbohydrate loading generally involves greatly increasing the amount of carbohydrates you eat several days before a high-intensity endurance athletic event. You also typically scale back your activity level during carbohydrate loading.

Low Carb Diets

A low-carb diet limits carbohydrates — such as bread, grains, rice, starchy vegetables and fruit — and emphasizes sources of protein and fat. Many types of low-carb diets exist, each with varying restrictions on the types and amounts of carbohydrates.

List of Foods Highest in Carb

Top 100 foods with highest carbohydrate content. Carb content is in grams and measured per 100 grams of food weight.

High-Carb Foods

Carbohydrate

Sweeteners, tabletop, fructose, dry, powder

100.0

Sugars, granulated

100.0

Sugar, turbinado

99.8

Sugars, powdered

99.8

Sweeteners, for baking, contains sugar and sucralose

99.5

Strawberry-flavor beverage mix, powder

99.1

Desserts, rennin, vanilla, dry mix

99.0

Orange-flavor drink, breakfast type, powder

98.9

Candies, gumdrops, starch jelly pieces

98.9

Candies, hard, dietetic or low calorie (sorbitol)

98.6

Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, without added ascorbic acid, powder

98.6

Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, without added ascorbic acid, powder, decaffeinated

98.6

Sugars, brown

98.1

Candies, hard

98.0

Tea, instant, sweetened with sugar, lemon-flavored, with added ascorbic acid, powder

97.6

Lemonade-flavor drink, powder

97.6

Whiskey sour mix, powder

97.3

Lemonade, powder

97.2

Sweeteners, for baking, brown, contains sugar and sucralose

97.1

Chewing gum

96.7

Puddings, lemon, dry mix, instant

95.4

Frostings, white, fluffy, dry mix

94.9

Chewing gum, sugarless

94.8

Puddings, tapioca, dry mix

94.3

Puddings, tapioca, dry mix, with no added salt

94.3

Drink mix, QUAKER OATS, GATORADE, orange flavor, powder

94.1

Frostings, vanilla, creamy, dry mix

93.8

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, CORN BURSTS

93.7

Candies, jellybeans

93.6

High-Carb Foods

Carbohydrate

Apples, dehydrated (low moisture), sulfured, uncooked

93.5

Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular

93.5

Carob-flavor beverage mix, powder

93.3

Candies, fondant, prepared-from-recipe

93.2

Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular

93.0

Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, instant

92.9

Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant

92.7

Puddings, vanilla, dry mix, regular, with added oil

92.4

Candies, nougat, with almonds

92.4

Frostings, chocolate, creamy, dry mix

92.0

Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular

91.8

Flan, caramel custard, dry mix

91.6

Candies, taffy, prepared-from-recipe

91.6

Desserts, rennin, chocolate, dry mix

91.5

Cornstarch

91.3

Puddings, rice, dry mix

91.2

Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets

91.2

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Sours Original

91.0

Fruit-flavored drink, powder, with high vitamin C with other added vitamins, low calorie

91.0

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Frosted Flakes

90.9

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED RICE KRISPIES

90.9

Chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, without added nutrients

90.9

Sugars, maple

90.9

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S FROSTED FLAKES

90.9

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Original Bite Size Candies

90.8

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Tropical Bite Size Candies

90.8

Candies, MARS SNACKFOOD US, SKITTLES Wild Berry Bite Size Candies

90.8

Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, Golden Crisp

90.7

Gelatin desserts, dry mix

90.5

Gelatin desserts, dry mix, with added ascorbic acid, sodium-citrate and salt

90.5

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S CORN POPS

90.4

Our Sugar-Related Nutrient Databases

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High-Carb Foods

Carbohydrate

Pectin, unsweetened, dry mix

90.4

Candies, butterscotch

90.4

Puddings, lemon, dry mix, regular, with added oil, potassium, sodium

90.3

Chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients

90.3

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Puffed Rice Cereal

90.2

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Fruity DYNO-BITES

90.1

Popcorn, sugar syrup/caramel, fat-free

90.1

Cereals ready to eat, composite character cereals (movies, TV), brand B

90.0

Cereals ready-to-eat, rice, puffed, fortified

89.8

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, GOLDEN PUFFS

89.7

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, COCO-ROOS

89.5

Cereals ready-to-eat, MALT-O-MEAL, Cocoa DYNO-BITES

89.4

Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, regular

89.3

Cereals ready-to-eat, GENERAL MILLS, Frosted CHEX

89.3

Sweeteners, tabletop, saccharin

89.1

Sweeteners, tabletop, aspartame, EQUAL, packets

89.1

Prunes, dehydrated (low-moisture), uncooked

89.1

Candies, divinity, prepared-from-recipe

89.1

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG'S, Reduced Sugar Frosted Flakes Cereal

89.0

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S HONEY SMACKS

89.0

Butter replacement, without fat, powder

89.0

Puddings, banana, dry mix, instant, with added oil

89.0

Carob flour

88.9

Cereals ready-to-eat, corn flakes, low sodium

88.8

Fruit-flavored drink, dry powder, low calorie, with high vitamin C

88.8

Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER APPLE ZAPS

88.7

Cereals ready-to-eat, QUAKER, QUAKER COCOA BLASTS

88.7

Tapioca, pearl, dry

88.7

Puddings, banana, dry mix, regular, with added oil

88.4

Bananas, dehydrated, or banana powder

88.3

Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S APPLE JACKS

88.2

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