Top 15 Vegetables Highest in Sugar

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Top 15 Vegetables Highest in Sugar

Of all the food groups, vegetables are typically low in sugar, while being a great source of healthy fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

We don’t need to reduce our consumption of sugars occurring naturally in vegetables, fruit, or milk, but they do still count toward our daily total sugar intakes. You may also wish to be aware of how much sugar certain vegetables contain.

In this article, both grams and teaspoons of sugar are listed for each vegetable. One packed teaspoon of sugar is equal to 4 grams.

Vegetables higher in sugar include sweet potatoes, beets, onions, green peas, sweet corn, peas, canned pumpkin, winter squash, rutabagas, carrots, and tomatoes. They range from providing 3.5g to 14g (1 to 3.5 teaspoons) of sugar per cup.

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

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Data Sources and References

  1. U.S. Agricultural Research Service Food Data Central
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