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Depends on your target carbohydrate consumption for the day. One medium banana has a little under 30 grams of carbs, and low carbohydrate diets range from no carbs (ketogenic in nature) to 150 grams a day. If you're doing a ketogenic diet or Atkins diet induction phase most/all fruit are out of the question.
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∙ 14y agoCAN YOU EAT BANANAS ON A LOW CARB DIET
Yes, you could if you wanted to, but banana is not usually eaten on a low carbohydrate diet because it's one of the high carbohydrate fruits.
There are:
- 35-36 grams of carbohydrate in one large banana (8" to 9" long)
- 23 grams of carbohydrate in one small banana (6" long)
- 27 grams of carbohydrate in one medium banana (7" to 8" long)
20 to 60 grams of carbohydrate per day is the usual total allowance for a low carbohydrate diet.
However, if you have a degree of insulin resistance you would start at 20 grams of carbohydrate daily.
Many, many overweight people, or people who gain weight very easily, or people who have great difficulty losing weight, or people who have repeatedly dieted over many years, are insulin resistant, or have a degree of insulin resistance (often without being aware of it). If so, even one small banana would blow what could be your whole allowance for that day. Moreover, one average sized banana would exceed what could be your whole allowance for that day.
Even on a 60-gram allowance of carbohydrate, one large banana would blow half your carbohydrate allowance for that day.
There are better fruit carbohydrate bargains to be had, such as low carbohydrate berries.
Lets make some comparisons.
When comparing a 4-ounce, or 114g, portion, of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, and banana, you have:
- 26 grams of carbohydrate in 4 ounces, or 114g, of banana
- 5 grams of carbohydrate in 4 ounces, or 114g, of strawberries
- 12 grams of carbohydrate in 4 ounces, or 114g, of raspberries
- 12 grams of carbohydrates in 4 ounces, or 114g, of fresh blackberries
- 16 grams of carbohydrate in 4 ounces, or 114g, of blueberries
Here are other examples to compare by size, number or serving:
- BANANA
- 18 grams of carbohydrate in just half a large banana
- STRAWBERRIES
- 6 grams of carbohydrates in 6 average size strawberries
- RASPBERRIES
- 4 grams of carbohydrate in 20 raspberries
- BLACKBERRIES
- 7.5 carbohydrates in a half cup of fresh blackberries
- BLUEBERRIES
- 10 carbs in 50 blueberries
For a free Carbohydrate in Fruit Chart showing the carbohydrate counts of other fruits (and vegetables) to use as a daily guide for weight loss or weight maintenance, use the page link given below.
Carbohydrate in Fruits Chart
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