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Water Content of Foods

Dry seeds, such as the grains and legumes were intentionally left off the following list as they should have a common moisture content of 10% or less. All pure fats and oils contain no water. The water content of each of the foods below is shown by the number following the food. 

Almonds             7%
Apples             85%
Apricots           85%
Bananas            76%
Bean Sprouts       92%
Beef Raw Hamburger 54%
Bread Whole Wheat  35%
Broccoli           91%
Butter             20%
Cabbage Raw        92%
Cantaloupe         91%
Carrots Raw        88%

Cauliflower Raw    91%
Celery             94%
Cheese American    37%
Cherries raw       80%
Chicken Broiled    71%
Coconut Dried       7%
Collards boiled    91%
Corn, Sweet Fresh  74%
Cucumbers Raw      96%
Eggs Raw Whole     74%
Eggplant Raw       92%
Fruit Cocktail     80%

Grapefruit Raw     88%
Grapes             82%
Ham Smoked Cooked  54%
Honey              15%
Jams/Preserves     30%
Kale               87%
Lettuce Head       96%
Macaroni/
Spaghetti Cooked   72%
Margarine          20%
Molasses           25%
Okra Boiled        91%

Olives             80%
Onions             89%
Oranges            86%
Papyas Raw         89%
Parsley Raw        86%
Peaches Raw        90%
Peanuts Shelled  Trace
Peanut Butter    Trace
Pears Raw          82%
Peas Raw           81%
Pecans              7%
Peppers Green      94%

Pickles Dill       93%
Pineapple Raw      85%
Plums Raw          87%
Pork Chops Broiled 45%
Potatoes Raw       85%
Pumkin Canned      90%
Radishes Raw       95%
Raspberries        81%
Rutabas Boiled     90%
Sauerkraut Canned  93%
Spinach Raw        92%
Squash Boiled      96%

Strawberries Raw   90%
Sweet Potatoes
Boiled in Skin     71%
Swiss Chard        94%
Tomatoes Raw       93%
Turkey Roasted     62%
Veal Broiled       60%
Walnuts             4%
Watercress Raw     90%
Watermelon         93%
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