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Diet & Body Composition
Water composition of the body & a food list containing food selection high in water content.
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On average, the human body is about 60% water - all but our little brains which are about 70% water. Talk about 'water in the brain'.
Our blood is about 80% water and our lungs, 90% water.
Throughout the day, even if we are sedentary, we lose water via perspiration, urination, bowel movements, and breathing.
Most foods that we consume contain 70-90% water.
Looks like water makes the Diet World go round! As we can see, it's extremely important to get in the necessary water requirements each and every day.
How much water do certain foods contain? Here are a few that are superior when it comes to water content - and we're basing our list on solid foods rather than on liquids because that would be, a no-brainer. Let's start with one big boy where water content is concerned - the watermelon:
| Watermelon Water Content & Caloric Values | Units | 1 cup, watermelon balls ------- 154g | 1 cup, diced watermelon ------- 152g | 1 watermelon (15" long x 7-1/2" diameter)
------- 4518g | 1 watermelon wedge (about 1/16 of melon) ------- 286g |
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| Water |
grams
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140.83
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139.00
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4131.71
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261.55
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| Calories in Watermelon, Energy |
kcal
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46
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46
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1355
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86
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| Cantaloupe Water Content & Caloric Values | Units |
1 cup Cantaloupe, diced |
1 Cantaloupe melon, large (about 6-1/2" diameter)
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1 Cantaloupe wedge, large (1/8 of large melon)
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1 Cantaloupe melon, medium (about 5" diameter) |
1 melon, small (about 4-1/4" diameter)
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| Water |
grams
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140.63
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733.82
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91.95
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497.63
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397.56
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| Calories, Energy |
kcal
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53
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277
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35
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188
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150
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| Peach Water Content & Caloric Values | Units |
1 cup Peach slices |
1 small Peach (2-1/2" diameter) |
1 medium Peach (2-2/3" diameter) |
1 large Peach (2-3/4" diameter) |
1 extra large Peach (3" diameter) |
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| Water |
grams
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136.86
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115.53
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133.31
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155.52
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199.07
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| Calories, Energy |
kcal
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60
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51
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58
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68
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87
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| Strawberries - Water Content & Caloric Values | Units |
1 cup Strawberries, pureed |
1 extra large Strawberry (1-5/8" diameter) |
1 large Strawberry (1-3/8" diameter) | 1 medium Strawberry (1-1/4" diameter) ------- 12g | 1 small Strawberry (1" diameter) ------- 7g |
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| Water |
g
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211.00
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24.56
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16.37
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10.91
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6.37
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| Calories, Energy |
kcal
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74
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9
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6
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4
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2
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| Food Selection | Amount | Water Content | Caloric Content |
| Mango, raw state |
1 fruit without refuse |
280.43 |
202 |
| Mango, raw |
1 cup of pieces |
137.71 |
99 |
| Orange, naval - raw |
1 fruit (2 7/8" in diameter) |
120.36 |
69 |
| Orange, raw |
1 cup sections without membrane |
141.85 |
81 |
| Grapefruit, raw |
1 cup sections |
208.10 |
76 |
| Grapefruit, raw |
1 fruit (3 3/4" in diameter) |
106.77 |
39 |
| Blueberries, raw |
1 cup |
124.63 |
84 |
| Blueberries, raw |
50 blueberries |
57.26 |
39 |
| Butternut Squash, Winter Variety |
1 cup cubes, raw |
120.97 |
63 |
| Tomato, raw |
1 large (3" in diameter) |
172.03 |
33 |
| Tomato, raw |
1 medium (2 & 3/5" in diameter) |
116.26 |
22 |
| Tomato, raw |
1 small (2 & 2/5" in diameter) |
86.01 |
16 |
| Celery, raw |
1 stalk about a foot long |
61.08 |
10 |
| Cucumber, raw |
1 about 8" in length |
286.64 |
45 |
| Chicken Breast |
1/2 breast with skin removed |
89.43 |
135 |
| Atlantic Wild Salmon |
3 ounces, raw |
58.23 |
121 |
| Peanut Butter |
smooth, 1 Tablespoon |
0.16 |
97 |
| Iceburg Lettuce |
1 large head, raw |
722.08 |
106 |
| Papaya |
1 large fruit, raw |
687.75 |
336 |
| Asian Pear |
1 large fruit, raw |
242.69 |
116 |
| Pumpkin |
1 cup cubes, raw |
106.26 |
30 |
| Macaroni & Cheese |
1 cup |
95.06 |
204 |
| Sweet Potato |
1 cup, canned & mashed |
188.39 |
258 |
| Sweet Potato |
1 cup, raw cubes |
102.78 |
114 |
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