Proximates

Foods Highest in Moisture

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by moisture content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

ProximatesUnit: g per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 100 g
Highest per 100g

Number one

Water, soda

Non-alcoholic beverages

100g per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	g/100g
1Water, soda	Non-alcoholic beverages	100
2Water, tap	Non-alcoholic beverages	100
3Water, bottled, still	Non-alcoholic beverages	100
4Soft drink, fruit flavours, intense sweetened or diet	Non-alcoholic beverages	100
5Mineral water, natural, unflavoured	Non-alcoholic beverages	100
6Soft drink, cola flavour, intense sweetened or diet	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.9
7Soft drink, cola flavour, intense sweetened or diet, decaffeinated	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.9
8Soft drink, tonic water, intense sweetened or diet	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.9
9Tea, regular, black, brewed from leaf or teabags, without milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.8
10Tea, black, brewed from leaf or teabags, decaffeinated	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.8
11Cordial, fruit juice/flavours, intense sweetened or diet, recommended dilution	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.3
12Coffee, black, from instant coffee powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.1
13Coffee, black, from instant coffee powder, decaffeinated	Non-alcoholic beverages	99.1
14Coffee, long black, from ground coffee beans	Non-alcoholic beverages	98.5
15Stock, liquid, all flavours (except fish), prepared from commercial powder or cube	Miscellaneous	98.1
16Kombucha, flavoured, added juice or intense sweeteners	Non-alcoholic beverages	98.0
17Coconut beverage, added Ca	Dairy & meat substitutes	97.7
18Coconut beverage, unfortified	Dairy & meat substitutes	97.7
19Almond beverage, no added sugar, added Ca	Dairy & meat substitutes	97.5
20Almond beverage, no added sugar, unfortified	Dairy & meat substitutes	97.5
21Cucumber, telegraph, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	96.3
22Cucumber, Lebanese, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	96.2
23Cucumber, common, peeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	96.2
24Lettuce, iceberg, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	96.2
25Mineral water, citrus flavoured	Non-alcoholic beverages	95.9
26Cucumber, Lebanese, peeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	95.9
27Bamboo shoot, canned in water, heated, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	95.7
28Tea, green, plain, without milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	95.7
29Cabbage, Chinese, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	95.7
30Vinegar (except balsamic vinegar)	Savoury sauces and condiments	95.5
31Cabbage, Chinese, boiled, drained	Vegetable products and dishes	95.5
32Cucumber, common, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	95.4
33Coconut, fresh, young or immature, water or juice	Seed and nut products and dishes	95.2
34Sauce, tabasco, commercial	Savoury sauces and condiments	95.2
35Water, coconut, commercial	Seed and nut products and dishes	95.2
36Bok choy, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	95.1
37Coffee, prepared from coffee mix with sugar & whitener, no added milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	95.1
38Celery, fresh, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	94.9
39Radish, red skinned, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	94.9
40Zucchini, green skin, fresh, unpeeled, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	94.9
41Bok choy, steamed	Vegetable products and dishes	94.9
42Lettuce, mignonette, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	94.7
43Soup, chicken & noodle, cup of soup, prepared from instant dry mix with water	Soup	94.6
44Beer, full strength (alcohol 4-4.9% v/v), carbohydrate modified	Alcoholic beverages	94.6
45Wine, white, cooked	Alcoholic beverages	94.6
46Lettuce, cos, raw	Vegetable products and dishes	94.5
47Almond beverage, added sugar, unfortified	Dairy & meat substitutes	94.5
48Almond beverage, added sugar & vitamins B1, B2, B12, C & Ca	Dairy & meat substitutes	94.5
49Almond beverage, added sugar & Ca	Dairy & meat substitutes	94.5
50Beer, light (alcohol 1-2.9% v/v)	Alcoholic beverages	94.5

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

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Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where moisture value is zero or not measured.