Have you ever wondered about the nutritional breakdown of durian? We certainly have, and it's almost impossible to find... until we bought a durian in Toronto Canada this morning, and they had a nutritional breakdown insert. So we are going to share!

For the fruit from a standard durian (averaging 602 g)

Calories:                     885
Total Fat:                     32.1 g
Sodium:                       12 mg
Choleterol:                   0 mg (see note below)
Total Carbohydrates:   163.1 g
Dietary Fiber:              22.9 g

% daily values based on a 2000 calorie diet

Total fat                     49%
Sodium                        1%
Total Carbohydrates    54%
Dietary Fiber              92%
Vitamin A                   33%
Vitamin C                 148%
Iron                          18%
Calcium                      4%

Note: Only animal foods have cholesterol; no plant foods have cholesterol. Occasionally some foods of plant origin will report cholesterol>0, however it's just a test error. There are some plant compounds that will test positive for cholesterol (but are really not), and most countries legistlation requires the labelling as such. When you see olive oil or avocados advertizing "With no cholesterol" they are just reporting the facts, not some new brand specific wonder.

In Health,
Sheryl