EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Water

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Water content is the moisture component reported in food composition. [1] [2]

water — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: water**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: water. Formula H2O; PubChem CID 962; charge 0. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
PubChem Compound 962, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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106 foods with data 0 not reported, excluded from ranking

Almond beverage
Unsweetened plain almond beverage, refrigerated.
96.52 g
Cucumber
Raw cucumber with peel.
95.87 g
Zucchini
Green zucchini, including skin, raw.
95.01 g
Tomato
Red ripe tomato, raw, year-round average.
94.52 g
Romaine lettuce
Green romaine lettuce, raw.
94.29 g
Chayote
Chayote fruit, boiled, drained, without salt.
93.43 g
Soy beverage
Unsweetened soy beverage, all flavors, with added calcium and vitamins A and D.
93.14 g
Cauliflower
Cauliflower, boiled, drained, without salt.
93 g
Okra
Okra, boiled, drained, without salt.
92.57 g
Fresh basil
Fresh basil leaves.
92.06 g
Sweet red pepper
Red bell pepper, raw.
91.93 g
Green cabbage
Green cabbage, raw.
91.87 g

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Water (Water), in g per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 962: Water · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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