Fibre diet
Bread
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Brown, Hovis or soft grain (slice) |
1g |
| White (slice) |
0.5g |
| Wholemeal bread (slice) |
2g |
Biscuits
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| 2 Digestives |
0.2g |
| Gingernuts (12g) |
0.2g |
| Oatcakes (25g) |
1.5g |
| Shortbread |
0.5g |
Rice or pasta
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Brown rice (5 tbs) |
1.5g |
| Pasta (20g) |
2g |
| White rice (5tbs) |
0.5g |
| Wholemeal pasta |
5g |
Pastry
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Short Crust (50g) |
0.5g |
Cakes
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Rich fruit cake |
1g |
| Scone |
0.5g |
| Sponge |
0.5g |
Fruit
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Avocado pear (75g) |
2.6g |
| 1 apple |
2g |
| 3 apricots |
2g |
| 1 dried banana |
1g |
| Blackberries (100g) |
3.1g |
| Black grapes (100g) |
0.7g |
| Cherries (100g) |
0.9g |
| Dried dates (15g) |
0.5g |
| Dried figs (20g) |
1.5g |
| Gooseberries stewed (140g) |
3g |
| 1 grapefruit |
1g |
| 1 orange |
3g |
| 1 peach |
1g |
| 1 pear |
3g |
| Pineapple (2 rings or 12 chunks) |
1g |
| 4 fresh plums |
2g |
| 6 prunes |
2g |
| Stewed prunes (24g) |
0.6g |
| Raisins (24g) |
0.5g |
| Raspberries (60g) |
1.5g |
| Rhubarb (140g) |
2g |
| 10 strawberries |
1g |
| Sultanas (2tbs) |
1g |
Cereal
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| All-Bran (40g) |
10g |
| Bran Buds (40g) |
9g |
| Bran Flakes (30g) |
4g |
| Corn Flakes (30g) |
0.2g |
| Country Store (30g) |
1.8g |
| Fruit’n Fibre (30g) |
2.1g |
| Muesli (40g) |
2.6g |
| Porridge (160g) |
2g |
| Raisin Splitz (30g) |
2.7g |
| Rice Krispies (30g) |
0.2g |
| Sultana Bran (30g) |
3g |
| Weetabix (each) |
2g |
Vegetables
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Baked beans (35g) |
5g |
| Beetroot (75g) |
1.5g |
| Broad bean (80g) |
5g |
| Broccoli (100g) |
2g |
| Brussel sprouts (90g) |
3g |
| Butter beans (10g) |
4g |
| Cabbage (100g) |
2g |
| Carrots (80g) |
1g |
| Cauliflower (90g) |
1.4g |
| Celery-raw (90g) |
1.4g |
| Cucumber (1-inch piece) |
0.2g |
| French beans (90g) |
3.7g |
| Leeks (80g) |
1.4g |
| Lentils (90g) |
2g |
| 4 lettuce leaves (20g) |
0.2g |
| Onion boiled (100g) |
1g |
| Canned peas (85g) |
4.1g |
| Fresh peas (65g) |
2.9g |
| Frozen peas (65g) |
3.3g |
| Jacket potatoes (100g) |
1.4g |
| New potatoes (100g) |
1.1g |
| Boiled potatoes (2 scoops) |
2g |
| Mashed potatoes (2 scoops) |
2g |
| Runner beans (90g) |
1.7g |
| Spinach (100g) |
2g |
| Spring greens (100g) |
2g |
| Sprouts (100g) |
4.8g |
| Swede (75g) |
2.6g |
| Sweetcorn (150g) |
2g |
| 2 tomatoes |
1g |
Daily recommended amount
| Food |
Fibre amount |
| Fibre |
18g to 30g |
| Fruit and vegetables |
5 portions |
| Fluid Intake |
1.5l to 2l |
Page last reviewed: November 19, 2024
Next review due: November 19, 2025