Sucrose-rich foods
LIST OF FOODS HIGH IN SUCROSE
Among the sucrose-rich foods we would include the following from highest to lowest content:
Manufactured products:
Table Sugar (sucrose)
- Maple syrup
- Molasses
- Honey
Vegetal natural products:
- The fruits of the palm (Phoenix dactylifera) Dates
- The roots of the carrot (Daucus carota)
- The seeds of the pea (Pisum sativum)
- The roots of the sugar beet (Beta vulgaris subsp. subsp. vulgaris)
- The chestnuts of the chestnut tree (Castanea sativa)
The roots of chicory (Cichorium intybus)
- The fruits of jujube (Zizyphus jujuba)
- The fruits of pineapples (Ananas comosus)
- The bulbs of the onion (Allium cepa)
- Coconut sap (Cocos nucifera)
- The mangoes or fruits of the mango (Mangifera indica)
- The fruits of banana (Musa ssp)
- Peaches or fruits of the peach tree (Prunus persica)
- The roots of liquorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
- American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius)
- The seeds of soybean (Glycine max)
- Apricots or fruits of the apricot tree (Prunus armeniaca)
- The fruits of the hazelnut (Corylus avellana)
- Plums or fruits of the plum tree (Prunus domestica)
- Oranges or fruits of the orange tree (Citrus sinensis)
- Apples or fruits of the apple tree (Malus domestica)
- The seeds of the pistachios (Pistacia vera)
- Grapefruits or fruits of the grapefruit (Citrus x paradisi)
- The grains or fruits of the maize (Zea mays)
- Pumpkins or fruits of the pumpkin (Curcubita pepo)
- The seeds or grains of wheat (Triticum aestivum)
- The fruits of the gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
- The seeds or grains of rice (Oryza sativa)
- Figs or fruits of the fig tree (Ficus carica)
Related information:
- Foods high in glucose
- Foods high in fructose
- Simple carbohydrates
- Simple carbohydrates classes
- Obesity
- Reasons why honey is better than sugar
* Related information: Benefits of sugar / Sugar or honey
More information on other foods high in minerals.
This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.