Food rankings
Lowest-carb vegetables
The vegetable with the fewest carbs here is watercress: 1.3 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, followed by alfalfa sprouts (2.1 g) and bok choy (2.2 g). The table ranks 30 vegetables by total carbohydrate per 100 g.
| # | Food | Carbs per 100 g | Calories per 100 g | Serving | Calories per serving |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Watercress | 1.3 g | 11 | 1 cup, chopped | 4 |
| 2 | Alfalfa Sprouts | 2.1 g | 23 | 1 cup | 8 |
| 3 | Bok Choy | 2.2 g | 13 | 1 cup, shredded | 9 |
| 4 | Butter Lettuce | 2.2 g | 13 | 1 cup, shredded or chopped | 7 |
| 5 | Red Leaf Lettuce | 2.3 g | 13 | 1 cup shredded | 4 |
| 6 | Kimchi | 2.4 g | 15 | 1 cup | 23 |
| 7 | Cooked Zucchini | 2.7 g | 15 | 1 cup, sliced | 27 |
| 8 | Broccoli Rabe | 2.9 g | 22 | 1 cup chopped | 9 |
| 9 | Green Leaf Lettuce | 2.9 g | 15 | 1 cup shredded | 5 |
| 10 | Celery | 3 g | 14 | 1 cup chopped | 14 |
| 11 | Bamboo Shoots | 3.2 g | 19 | 1 cup (1/8" slices) | 25 |
| 12 | Napa Cabbage | 3.2 g | 16 | 1 cup, shredded | 12 |
| 13 | White Mushrooms | 3.3 g | 22 | 1 cup, pieces or slices | 15 |
| 14 | Romaine Lettuce | 3.3 g | 17 | 1 cup shredded | 8 |
| 15 | Nopales | 3.3 g | 16 | 1 cup, sliced | 14 |
| 16 | Endive | 3.4 g | 17 | 1/2 cup, chopped | 4 |
| 17 | Summer Squash | 3.4 g | 16 | 1 cup, sliced | 18 |
| 18 | Radishes | 3.4 g | 16 | 1 cup slices | 19 |
| 19 | Canned Tomatoes | 3.5 g | 16 | 1 cup | 38 |
| 20 | Tomatoes with Green Chiles | 3.6 g | 15 | 1 cup | 36 |
| 21 | Cucumber | 3.6 g | 15 | 1/2 cup slices | 8 |
| 22 | Spinach | 3.6 g | 23 | 1 cup | 7 |
| 23 | Arugula | 3.7 g | 25 | 1/2 cup | 3 |
| 24 | Swiss Chard | 3.7 g | 19 | 1 cup | 7 |
| 25 | Portobello Mushroom | 3.9 g | 22 | 1 cup diced | 19 |
| 26 | Asparagus | 3.9 g | 20 | 1 cup | 27 |
| 27 | Yellow Squash | 3.9 g | 19 | 1 cup sliced | 24 |
| 28 | Belgian Endive | 4 g | 17 | 1/2 cup | 8 |
| 29 | Daikon | 4.1 g | 18 | 1 cup slices | 21 |
| 30 | Cooked Cauliflower | 4.1 g | 23 | 1/2 cup (1" pieces) | 14 |
Which vegetable has the fewest carbs?
watercress (1.3 g), then alfalfa sprouts (2.1 g) and bok choy (2.2 g), all per 100 g. The table above lists the full ranking.
How is this list ranked?
Every food is compared per 100 g, so foods with different serving sizes compare at equal weight. Values are USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) figures. Powders and dried or concentrated forms are left out of the protein and fiber lists, and drinks, spices, sauces and sweeteners are left out of the whole-diet lists.
More food rankings
From a food to a label for your product
Every food page has a "Use in a recipe" button. It opens the label generator with that food already in your recipe. Add the other ingredients and amounts and the generator calculates the Nutrition Facts label, the %DV and the serving from the same USDA data.