Water content, which largely determines how nutrient figures per 100 g compare across foods.
Every figure here is per 100 g of the food, not per serving. That makes foods comparable to each other, but it is not how anyone eats: 100 g of a dried spice and 100 g of a leafy green are very different portions, so a high position in this list does not tell you what a meal contributes.
Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.
No FDA Daily Value is established for water, so no % DV is shown.
24 entries with a measured water value, highest first.
Camellia sinensis
Leaves of Camellia sinensis heated soon after picking to stop enzymatic browning, which leaves the catechins largely intact. The…
Mentha × piperita
An infusion of dried or fresh peppermint leaf, containing no caffeine and no tea leaf. USDA does not publish a…
Matricaria chamomilla
An infusion of dried Matricaria chamomilla flower heads, containing no caffeine and no tea leaf. Most clinical research on…
Camellia sinensis
Leaves of the same plant as green tea, allowed to oxidise fully before drying, which converts most catechins into larger…
Hibiscus sabdariffa
A tart, deep red infusion of dried Hibiscus sabdariffa calyces, drunk hot or cold and containing no caffeine. It is one of the…
Coffea arabica / Coffea canephora
The brewed infusion of roasted, ground Coffea seeds, and the largest single source of polyphenols in many national diets simply…
Animal bones and connective tissue simmered for many hours, which hydrolyses collagen into gelatin and gives the cooled liquid…
Apium graveolens
The fibrous leaf stalks of a cultivated umbellifer, eaten raw or used as an aromatic base in cooking. It is mostly water by…
Cocos nucifera
The clear liquid from inside a young green coconut, distinct from coconut milk, which is pressed from the mature flesh. It is a…
Solanum lycopersicum
The fruit of a nightshade plant, used culinarily as a vegetable. Its red colour comes from lycopene, which becomes considerably…
Salted napa cabbage layered with chilli, garlic, ginger and usually a seafood element, then fermented by the bacteria native to…
Asparagus officinalis
The young shoots of a perennial lily relative, harvested in spring. White asparagus is the same plant grown covered so the spears…
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
A leafy form of the same species as beetroot, grown for its leaves and thick stalks rather than its root. The coloured stems owe…
Shredded cabbage salted and left to ferment under its own brine, where lactic acid bacteria already on the leaves acidify it…
Agaricus bisporus
The most widely cultivated mushroom in the world, sold at several stages of maturity under different names. White button, cremini…
Capsicum annuum
Non-pungent cultivars of Capsicum annuum, harvested green or left to ripen to red, yellow or orange. Ripening changes their…
Coriandrum sativum
The fresh leaf of Coriandrum sativum, the same plant that yields coriander seed. A well-documented genetic variation in olfactory…
Brassica oleracea var. capitata
A dense-headed Brassica oleracea cultivar, eaten raw, cooked or fermented. Red varieties carry anthocyanins that change colour…
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
A cultivated Brassica oleracea grown for its dense head of undeveloped flower buds. Its mild flavour and low carbohydrate content…
Ocimum basilicum
The fresh leaves of Ocimum basilicum, used raw or added at the end of cooking because its aroma compounds are heat-sensitive. It…
Eruca vesicaria
A peppery salad leaf in the mustard family, eaten raw or briefly wilted. Its sharpness comes from isothiocyanates released when…
Citrullus lanatus
A large cucurbit fruit that is over nine-tenths water by weight, with red flesh coloured by lycopene. The rind and the flesh both…
Spinacia oleracea
A fast-growing leafy annual in the amaranth family, eaten raw as young leaves or cooked as mature ones. It wilts to a fraction of…
Fragaria x ananassa
The aggregate fruit of a low-growing Rosaceae plant, with the seeds carried on the outside. Sold fresh year-round and frozen,…