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Radish fiber shown with a bunch of round red radishes with green tops beside a small bowl of thin pink radish slices
Yes, a little. Radishes fiber comes to about 1.9 grams per cup of raw slices for just 19 calories, and daikon radish is similar. They are a small fiber source but one of the lightest ways to add crunch and volume to a meal.
Okra fiber shown with whole fresh green okra pods on a wooden board beside a bowl of sliced star-shaped okra rounds
Yes, for a vegetable this light. Okra fiber comes to about 4 grams per cooked cup for only 35 calories, and eight raw pods give you about 3 grams. That ties okra with green beans among everyday vegetables.
Mushroom fiber shown with white button and brown cremini mushrooms, whole and sliced, on a round wooden cutting board
Yes, though mushrooms fiber depends on cooking. A cup of raw white mushrooms has only about 1 gram of fiber, while a cup of cooked mushrooms has about 3.4 grams, because cooking shrinks them and packs more into the cup.
Eggplant fiber shown with a whole glossy purple eggplant beside a plate of grilled eggplant slices topped with herbs
Yes. Eggplant fiber comes to about 2.5 grams per cup, raw or cooked, for 20 to 35 calories, and a whole medium eggplant holds around 16 grams. How you cook it matters more for calories than for fiber.
Beet fiber shown with whole red beets with leafy green tops, a beet cut in half and a bowl of sliced deep red beets
A medium raw beet has about 2.3 grams of fiber, and a cup of sliced raw beets about 3.8 grams. Beets fiber content drops slightly when they’re boiled or canned, so raw and roasted beets give you the most per serving.
Brussels sprout fiber shown with a cast iron skillet of roasted halved Brussels sprouts and a whole raw sprout beside it
Yes. Brussels sprouts fiber reaches about 6.4 grams per cooked cup, which puts them near the top of common vegetables. A raw cup gives you about 3.3 grams for only 38 calories.
Cauliflower fiber shown with a whole head of white cauliflower beside a white bowl of golden roasted cauliflower florets
Yes. Cauliflower fiber comes to about 2.1 grams in a cup of raw florets and roughly 4.9 grams in a cup of cooked cauliflower, for very few calories. It is a modest source by the cup but a strong one per calorie.
Artichoke fiber shown with a whole steamed globe artichoke on a plate with a lemon wedge and a small bowl of hearts
Yes, and more than almost any other vegetable. Artichokes fiber reaches about 6.8 grams in one medium boiled globe artichoke and 9.6 grams per cup of cooked hearts and leaf bases, ahead of peas, Brussels sprouts and broccoli.
Fenugreek seed fiber shown with a small bowl of golden fenugreek seeds beside a bowl of yellow lentil dal with herbs
Yes. Fenugreek seeds fiber comes to about 24.6 grams per 100 grams in USDA data, or 2.7 grams per tablespoon, more than double the fiber of sesame. A good share of it is soluble, gel forming fiber, though most people use the seeds by the teaspoon.
Basil seed fiber shown with a glass of water filled with soaked basil seed gel beads beside a small dish of dry seeds
Yes. Basil seeds fiber ranges from about 7 to 26 grams per 100 grams in lab studies, much of it in the gel coat that forms when you soak them. The catch is that most bottled basil seed drinks deliver only 1 to 2 grams per bottle.
Poppy seed fiber shown with a small bowl of dark poppy seeds beside a ripe pear and fresh raspberries on a light table
Yes. Poppy seeds fiber reaches 19.5 grams per 100 grams, which puts these tiny seeds third among common seeds behind chia and flax. A tablespoon gives you about 1.7 grams, but a poppy seed muffin can carry as little as 1 gram.
Sesame seed fiber shown with a clay bowl of tan sesame seeds beside a dish of creamy tahini and fresh broccoli florets
Yes. Whole sesame seeds fiber adds up to about 1.1 grams per tablespoon and 3.3 grams per ounce, and toasted seeds run a little higher. Hulled white seeds keep almost all of that fiber, but they lose most of their calcium.

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