What counts as a cup of fruit?
In general, 1 cup of fruit or 100% fruit juice, or ½ cup of dried fruit can be considered as 1 cup from the fruit group. The following specific amounts count as 1 cup of fruit (in some cases equivalents for ½ cup are also shown) towards your daily recommended intake:
Amount that counts as 1 cup of fruit
Amount that counts as ½ cup of fruit
Apple
½ large (3.25" diameter)
1 small (2.5" diameter)
1 cup sliced or chopped, raw or cooked
½ cup sliced or chopped, raw or cooked
Applesauce
1 cup
1 snack container (4 oz.)
Banana
1 cup sliced
1 small (less than 6†long)
1 large (8†to 9†long)
Cantaloupe
1 cup diced or melon balls
1 medium wedge (1/8 of a med. melon)
Grapes
1 cup whole or cut-up
32 seedless grape16 seedless grapes
Grapefruit
1 medium (4†diameter)
½ medium (4†diameter)
1 cup sections
Mixed fruit (fruit cocktail)
1 cup diced or sliced, raw or canned, drained
1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup
Orange
1 large (3-1/16" diameter)
1 small (2-3/8" diameter)
1 cup sections
Orange, mandarin
1 cup canned, drained
Peach
1 large (2 ¾" diameter)
1 small (2†diameter)
1 cup sliced or diced, raw, cooked, or canned, drained
1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup
2 halves, canned
Pear
1 medium pear (2.5 per lb)
1 snack container (4 oz.) drained = 3/8 cup
1 cup sliced or diced, raw, cooked, or canned, drained
Pineapple
1 cup chunks, sliced or crushed, raw, cooked or canned, drained
1 snack container (4 oz) drained = 3/8 cup
Plum
1 cup sliced raw or cooked
3 medium or 2 large plums
1 large plum
Strawberries
About 8 large berries
1 cup whole, halved, or sliced, fresh or frozen
½ cup whole, halved, or sliced
Watermelon
1 small wedge (1†thick6 melon balls
1 cup diced or balls
Dried fruit (raisins, prunes, apricots, etc.)
½ cup dried fruit is equivalent to 1 cup fruit ½ cup raisins ½ cup prunes ½ cup dried apricots
¼ cup dried fruit is equivalent to ½ cup fruit 1 small box raisins (1.5 oz)
100% fruit juice (orange, apple, grape, grapefruit, etc.)
1 cup
½ cup