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Fruits & vegetables
Fruit and vegetable preparations that turn up as ingredients rather than as whole foods: tomato paste, juice concentrates and dried fruit.
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Lemon juiceLemon juice is a food, not an additive, and one of the easiest ingredients to live with: no fat and barely any carbohydrate. Use it for flavour instead of salt or heavy sauces, and check concentrates, which are far sharper.Generally safeOrange juice (Concentrate)Orange juice is a food rather than an additive, but a large glass is sugar with water in it and carries about 25 grams of carbohydrate. It suits most people; keep the glass small if you are watching sugar or blood glucose.Use in moderationRaisinsRaisins are dried grapes, and drying concentrates the sugar: a small handful has about 20 grams of carbohydrate, nearly all of it sugar. They are safe and gluten-free, but they are fruit candy in a wrapper, so count them if you watch blood glucose.Use in moderationSweetcornSweetcorn is a vegetable, not an additive, and one of the few starchy vegetables that counts as a vegetable on most diets. It is vegan, gluten-free and safe, but a cob is around 30 grams of carbohydrate, so it does not fit a keto plate.Generally safeTomato pasteTomato paste is a concentrated food, not an additive, and it carries no E-number. It is safe for nearly everyone, and it is the cheapest way for a maker to add real tomato solids to a sauce. Check the label for added salt and sugar.Generally safe