Total carbohydrate by difference, including fibre and sugars.
Every figure here is per 100 g of the food, not per serving. That makes foods comparable to each other, but it is not how anyone eats: 100 g of a dried spice and 100 g of a leafy green are very different portions, so a high position in this list does not tell you what a meal contributes.
Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.
% DV compares the per-100 g amount with the FDA Daily Value of 275 g for adults and children aged 4 and over. It is a labelling reference, not a personal target.
24 entries with a measured carbohydrate value, highest first.
Concentrated floral nectar processed and dehydrated by honeybees, composed overwhelmingly of fructose and glucose with small…
30% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Cinnamomum cassia / Cinnamomum verum
Dried inner bark from several Cinnamomum species. Almost all supermarket cinnamon is cassia, which contains far more coumarin…
29% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Oryza sativa
Rice milled to remove the bran and germ, leaving the starchy endosperm. The USDA reference entry is for raw grain; boiling…
29% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Oryza sativa
Rice with the bran and germ left intact, removing only the inedible hull. The USDA reference entry is for raw grain, and rice…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Secale cereale
A cold-hardy cereal grain used mainly for dense breads and crispbreads in northern and eastern Europe. The USDA reference entry…
28% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Phoenix dactylifera
The dried fruit of the date palm, around two-thirds to three-quarters sugar by weight, and used both as a fruit and as a…
27% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Hordeum vulgare
A cereal grain sold either hulled, with the bran intact, or pearled, with the bran abraded away. The USDA reference entry is for…
27% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Panicum miliaceum
A group of small-seeded, drought-tolerant cereals staple across the Sahel and South Asia, sold hulled and cooked like rice or…
26% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Sorghum bicolor
A drought-tolerant cereal eaten whole, milled into flour or popped, and free of gluten. The USDA reference entry is for the dry…
26% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Triticum aestivum
The entire wheat kernel — bran, germ and endosperm — either milled into wholemeal flour or cooked whole as berries. The USDA…
26% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Fagopyrum esculentum
A pseudocereal seed from a plant in the rhubarb family, unrelated to wheat and free of gluten. The USDA reference entry is for…
26% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Origanum vulgare
The dried leaf of Origanum vulgare, dominated by the phenols carvacrol and thymol. The USDA entry is per 100 g of dried leaf,…
25% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Elettaria cardamomum
The dried seed pods of Elettaria cardamomum, used whole or as ground seed in baking, curries and coffee. The USDA entry is per…
25% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Curcuma longa
The dried, ground rhizome of Curcuma longa, and the yellow base of most curry powders. The USDA entry is per 100 g of the dried…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Acer saccharum
Sap from sugar maple and related species boiled down roughly forty-fold until it is about two-thirds sugar, predominantly…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Avena sativa
Whole oat groats that have been steamed and pressed flat so they hydrate quickly. The USDA reference entry is for the dry flake;…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Syzygium aromaticum
The dried flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum, one of the most aromatic spices in common use. The USDA entry is per 100 g of…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Crocus sativus
The dried stigmas of the Crocus sativus flower, harvested by hand and the most expensive spice by weight. The USDA entry is per…
24% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Chenopodium quinoa
A pseudocereal seed from a plant related to spinach and beet, cooked and used as a grain. The USDA reference entry is for the…
23% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Piper nigrum
The dried unripe fruit of the Piper nigrum vine, used whole or ground. The USDA entry is per 100 g of ground pepper, whereas a…
23% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Lens culinaris
Flat pulses sold whole or split, and the only common legume that cooks from dry without soaking. The USDA reference entry is for…
23% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Cicer arietinum
A pulse eaten whole, ground into gram flour, or blended into hummus, with the large kabuli and small desi types differing in seed…
23% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Phaseolus vulgaris
A common bean variety whose dark seed coat carries anthocyanin pigments, staple across Latin America and the Caribbean. The USDA…
23% of the Daily Value per 100 g
Phaseolus vulgaris
The large red-skinned variety of the common bean, and the one carrying the highest concentration of the toxic lectin…
22% of the Daily Value per 100 g