Top 15 Vegetables Lowest in Sugar (2024)

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Last Updated: June 3, 2024

Vegetables are high in fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They also contain a variety of compounds that have been found to have health benefits, such as polyphenols and phytosterols. (1)

While most vegetables are low in sugar, some contain more sugar than others. The list below is for the vegetables with the least sugar. The sugars are listed in both grams and teaspoons (tsp). One packed teaspoon of sugar weighs 4 grams.

Low sugar vegetables include white button mushrooms, watercress, spinach, lettuce, beet greens, kale, sprouts, celery, and broccoli. They range from 0 grams to 2.3 grams of sugar per serving. That is around half a teaspoon at most.

For more vegetables low in sugar see the nutrient ranking of 200 vegetables low in sugar.

Table of Contents

Introduction
List of Low Sugar Vegetables
Lists By Food Group
References

1. Mushrooms
Up to 0% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Cooked Sugar per 100g
0g (0 tsp) 0g (0 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Stir Fried White Button Mushrooms. (Source)
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2. Watercress
Up to 0.2% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Sugar per 100g
0.1g (0 tsp) 0.2g (0.1 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Watercress. (Source)
3. Spinach
Up to 0.4% Sugar
Sugar per Cup (Fresh) Sugar per 100g
0.1g (0 tsp) 0.4g (0.1 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Spinach. (Source)
4. Red Leaf Lettuce
Up to 0.5% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Shredded Sugar per 100g
0.1g (0 tsp) 0.5g (0.1 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Red Leaf Lettuce. (Source)
More Lettuce Low in Sugar
- 0.3g per cup of green leaf lettuce
- 0.5g per cup of butterhead lettuce
- 0.6g per cup of romaine lettuce
- 1.4g per cup of iceberg lettuce
5. Kale
Up to 1% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Fresh Sugar per 100g
0.2g (0 tsp) 1g (0.2 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Kale. (Source)
6. Beet Greens
Up to 0.5% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Fresh Sugar per 100g
0.2g (0 tsp) 0.5g (0.1 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Beet Greens. (Source)
7. Arugula
Up to 2.1% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Fresh Sugar per 100g
0.4g (0.1 tsp) 2.1g (0.5 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Arugula. (Source)
8. Soybean Sprouts
Up to 0.5% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Cooked Sugar per 100g
0.5g (0.1 tsp) 0.5g (0.1 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Cooked Soybean Sprouts (Steamed). (Source)
9. Celery
Up to 1.3% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Raw Sugar per 100g
0.9g (0.2 tsp) 1.3g (0.3 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Celery. (Source)
10. Broccoli
Up to 1.7% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Sugar per 100g
1.5g (0.4 tsp) 1.7g (0.4 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Broccoli. (Source)
11. Cucumber
Up to 1.7% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Raw Sugar per 100g
1.7g (0.4 tsp) 1.7g (0.4 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Cucumber. (Source)
12. Swiss Chard
Up to 1.1% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Cooked Sugar per 100g
1.9g (0.5 tsp) 1.1g (0.3 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Cooked Swiss Chard (Boiled, Drained). (Source)
13. Cauliflower
Up to 1.9% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Sugar per 100g
2g (0.5 tsp) 1.9g (0.5 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Cauliflower. (Source)
14. Radishes
Up to 1.9% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Sliced Sugar per 100g
2.2g (0.5 tsp) 1.9g (0.5 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Raw Radishes. (Source)
15. Asparagus
Up to 1.3% Sugar
Sugar per Cup Cooked Sugar per 100g
2.3g (0.6 tsp) 1.3g (0.3 tsp)
Nutrition Facts for Cooked Asparagus (Boiled, Drained). (Source)

Sugar per Cup Cooked	Sugar per 100g
0g (0 tsp)	0g (0 tsp)

Sugar per Cup	Sugar per 100g
0.1g (0 tsp)	0.2g (0.1 tsp)

Sugar per Cup (Fresh)	Sugar per 100g
0.1g (0 tsp)	0.4g (0.1 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Shredded	Sugar per 100g
0.1g (0 tsp)	0.5g (0.1 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Fresh	Sugar per 100g
0.2g (0 tsp)	1g (0.2 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Fresh	Sugar per 100g
0.2g (0 tsp)	0.5g (0.1 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Fresh	Sugar per 100g
0.4g (0.1 tsp)	2.1g (0.5 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Cooked	Sugar per 100g
0.5g (0.1 tsp)	0.5g (0.1 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Raw	Sugar per 100g
0.9g (0.2 tsp)	1.3g (0.3 tsp)

Sugar per Cup	Sugar per 100g
1.5g (0.4 tsp)	1.7g (0.4 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Raw	Sugar per 100g
1.7g (0.4 tsp)	1.7g (0.4 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Cooked	Sugar per 100g
1.9g (0.5 tsp)	1.1g (0.3 tsp)

Sugar per Cup	Sugar per 100g
2g (0.5 tsp)	1.9g (0.5 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Sliced	Sugar per 100g
2.2g (0.5 tsp)	1.9g (0.5 tsp)

Sugar per Cup Cooked	Sugar per 100g
2.3g (0.6 tsp)	1.3g (0.3 tsp)

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Data Sources and References

Chapman K, Havill M, Watson WL, Wellard L, Hughes C, Bauman A, Allman-Farinelli M. Fruits, vegetables, and health: A comprehensive narrative, umbrella review of the science and recommendations for enhanced public policy to improve intake Appetite. 2016 Dec 1;107:295-302. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2016.08.003. Epub 2016 Aug 10. 27522036

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