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How much dried fruit, like raisins, has about 15 grams of carbs?

Just 2 tablespoons. Small bite, big carbs.

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  1. 2 tablespoons ✔
  2. 1 cup
  3. 1/2 cup

Why: Dried fruit packs a lot of carbs into a small bite. ADA says only 2 tablespoons of raisins or dried cherries has 15 grams of carbohydrate, so watch portions.

Huh, didn't know that: ADA's list of dried fruits also includes dates, figs and prunes.

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Why did the raisin go out with the prune? Because he couldn't find a date.
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Answer: 2 tablespoons. Dried fruit packs a lot of carbs into a small bite. ADA says only 2 tablespoons of raisins or dried cherries has 15 grams of carbohydrate, so watch portions.

  1. Fruit and Diabetes (ADA) diabetes.org/food-nutrition/reading-food-labels/fruit
    Only two tablespoons of dried fruit like raisins or dried cherries contains 15 grams of carbohydrate so be cautious with your portion sizes!
    Checked 2026-10-08.

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