Below you will find a summary of the water content of the various foods you can find on your plate.
Water is an essential element of detox.
The following tables are established as a percentage of the weight of
the food concerned.
Example: blackcurrant = 75% means that
blackcurrant contains 75% water.
WATER CONTENT OF FRUITS
Apricot 86% Blackberry 83
Dried
apricot 24% Loquat 74
Cranberry
85% Hazelnut 5% Almond 5
Almond
5% Walnut 3%
Pineapple
86% Cashew 4%
Peanut
8% Coconut 47
Avocado
68% Brazil nut 5%
Banana
75% Black olive 73
Dry
banana 20% Green olive 70
Nectarine
83% Orange 87%
Blackcurrant
75% Grapefruit 89
Cherry
82% Papaya 85
Chestnut
9% Watermelon 92
Lemon
89% Peach 86
Quince
83% Pine nuts 5%
Date
20% Pistachio 5% Fig
Fig
90% Pear 83
Dry
fig 24% Dry pear 24
Strawberry
90% Apple 84
Raspberry
8% Dried apple 22
Guava
8% Plum 85
Gooseberry
8% Prune 24%
Persimmon 8% Grape 81
Litchi
8% Raisin 24
Mandarin
8 % Rhubarb 95
WATER CONTENT OF VEGETABLES
Garlic 63% Dry white bean 17
Artichoke
88% Green bean 89
Asparagus
93% Lettuce 94
Aubergine
92% Lentil 12%
Chard
91% Lamb's lettuce 94
Beetroot
87% Maize grain 74%
Broccoli
90% Melon 92
Carrot
89% Turnip 90%
Celery
stalks 93% Onion 87
Celeriac
80% Sorrel 90
Chervil
80% Parsley 84
Mushroom
91% Pea 75%
Curly
endive 95% Chilli pepper 72
White
or green cabbage 93% Green pepper 80
Brussels sprouts 85% Dandelion
85
Sauerkraut 93% Leek 88
Chives
90% Split peas 11
Pumpkin
90% Chickpea 11
Cucumber
96% Pepper 92
Gherkin
96% Potato 77
Squash
92% Radish 93
Watercress
93% Horseradish 76
Shallot
80% Salsify 80%
Endive
93% Scarole 94
Spinach
92% Soybeans 8%
Fennel
90% Tomato 94
WATER CONTENT OF MEAT AND POULTRY
Lamb 58% Duck 55
Beef
61% Turkey 58
Sheep
meat 62% Game 72
Pork
56% Rabbit 70
Veal
69% Goose 50%
Veal
liver 70% Chicken 70
WATER CONTENT OF FISH
Anchovy 65 % Mackerel 68 %
Pike
80% Whiting 82
Cod
82% Skate 78
Hake
80% Sardine 69
Sea
bream 81% Salmon 65
Haddock
81% Sole 82
Tuna
73%
Gurnard 78% Trout 77
Herring
62 % Turbot 78 %
WATER CONTENT OF SHELLFISH
Periwinkle 73% Crayfish 81
Cockle
90% Lobster 79
Scallop
80% Oyster 83
Crab
77% Mussel 83
Shrimp
78% Clam 70
WATER CONTENT OF CHARCUTERIE
Boudin 30% Lard 20%
Galantine
50% Liver pâté 37
Raw
ham 42% Rillettes 18
Cooked
ham 55% Toulouse sausage 45
WATER CONTENT OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
Cream 61% Whole milk 87
Cottage
cheese 80% Petit-suisse 70%
Goat's milk
86% Yoghurt 86
Skimmed
milk 90
WATER CONTENT OF CHEESES
Bleu de Bresse 40% Emmental 34
Brie
57 % Gruyère 34 %
Camembert
53% Holland 39%
Cantal
37 % Livarot 46 %
Goat's
cheese 50% Munster 46
Coulommiers
55% Pont-l'évêque 49%
Gruyère
cream 48% Roquefort 40%
WATER CONTENT OF CEREALS
Rusk 8.5% White bread 34
Cereal
grains 13% Wholemeal bread 37
Cereal
flour 11.5% Gingerbread 19
Cereal
flakes 11 % Pasta 9
Cornflour
12% Wheat semolina 13%
WATER CONTENT OF SWEETS
Dark chocolate 1% Honey 20
Milk
chocolate 1% Fruit pastes 9
Jam
30% White sugar 0
Fruit
jelly 35% Brown sugar 3%
Molasses
25% Fruit syrup 24
These
tables will help you to adjust the amount of water you need to drink
between meals according to your type of diet.
It is obvious that a
vegetarian eating mainly fruit and vegetables will need to drink less
during the day than someone eating burgers and chips.
