A fruit salad is a dish that consists of different types of fruit. It doesn't typically include vegetables such as lettuce, despite the name. A fresh fruit salad is a common appetizer or dessert, especially in public schools. The nutritional content for a fruit salad is highly dependent upon the amount of syrup it contains.
Serving Size
CalorieSource provides nutritional facts on a typical fruit salad that doesn't contain any syrup. This fruit salad has equal amounts of fresh kiwis, strawberries and green seedless grapes. The serving size is 1 cup of fresh fruit salad.
Calories
A serving of fresh fruit salad has a total of 96 calories, which is 4.8 percent of the daily value (DV) for total calories. This DV assumes a diet of 2,000 calories per day. A serving of fresh fruit salad gets 82 of its calories from carbohydrates, 10 calories from fat and the remaining 4 calories from proteins.
Carbohydrates
A serving of fresh fruit salad contains 18 g of carbohydrates, including 13 g of simple sugars, 3 g of dietary fiber and 2 g of complex carbohydrates. This provides about 6 percent of the DV for total carbohydrates and 12 percent of the DV for dietary fiber.
Fat and Protein
A serving of fresh fruit salad contains a total of 1 g of fat, which is 2 percent of the DV for total fat. It contains no saturated fat, trans fat or cholesterol. A serving of fresh fruit salad also has 1 g of protein, or 2 percent of the DV for protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
A serving of fresh fruit salad has 152 percent of the DV for vitamin C. It also has 3 percent of the DV for calcium and 2 percent of the DV for vitamin A. A serving of fresh fruit salad has 2 milligrams (mg) of sodium, which is less than 1 percent of the DV for sodium.
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