Potassium
Food High in Potassium (greater than 200 mg per serving):
One serving is about 1/2 cup or as stated
BREAD & STARCHES:
Cracklin' Oat Bran;
Fiber One; Raisin Bran;
All Bran;
Bran Buds (1/4 cup);
Bran Flakes;
Fruit and Fiber;
Mueslix;
Shredded Wheat (1 cup)
VEGETABLES:
Artichoke;
Beets;
Brussels Sprouts;
Carrot Juice;
Carrots, raw;
Collard Greens;
French Fries;
Greens*, beet;
Mixed Vegetables, canned;
Parsnips;
Potato, leached;
Potato* (baked, boiled, dehydrated, fried, mashed);
Potato Chips*;
Pumpkin;
Rutabaga;
Spinach*, cooked;
Squash* (acorn, butternut, spaghetti);
Sun Dried Tomatoes;
Sweet Potato;
Swiss Chard;
Taro;
Tomatoes;
Tomato Juice*;
Tomato Paste*;
Tomato Sauce*;
Vegetable Juice*;
Yams*
FRUITS:
Apricots*, fresh;
Avocado*,
Banana*;
Cantaloupe;
Dates*;
Dried Fruits*;
Figs*,
dried; Guava;
Honeydew*;
Kiwi;
Mango;
Nectarines;
Oranges;
Orange Juice*;
Pear, fresh;
Prunes;
Prune Juice*;
Raisins;
Tangelo;
Watermelon (1 cup)
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
Chocolate Milk;
Cocoa;
Hot Chocolate;
Milkshakes;
Pudding (all flavors);
Yogurt
MISCELLANEOUS:
DRIED BEANS & PEAS*;
Baked Beans;
Black-eyed Peas;
Butter Beans;
Garbanzo;
Kidney;
Lentils;
Lima;
Navy;
Pinto;
Refried Beans;
Split Peas;
Soybeans;
CHOCOLATE*;
Baby Ruth Bar;
Butterfinger Bar;
Payday Bar;
Snickers Bar;
Molasses;
Nuts (all kinds);
Salt Substitute*;
Trail Mix
* very, very high in potassium.
Foods Moderate in Potassium (150 - 200 mg per serving):
One serving is about 1/2 cup or as stated
BREAD & STARCHES:
Basic 4 Cereal (1 cup);
Fruit Shredded Wheat;
Grape Nuts;
Great Grains;
Just Right (1cup);
Low Fat Granola-no raisins;
Nutri-Grain Cereal (1 cup);
Quick-N-Hearty Quaker Oatmeal
VEGETABLES:
Asparagus;
Bamboo Shoots, canned;
Broccoli;
Carrots, boiled;
Celery;
Corn;
Greens (mustard, turnip);
Mixed Vegetables, frozen;
Mushrooms;
Okra;
Peas, green;
Rutabaga;
Soybeans, sprouted;
Summer Squash;
Zucchini, cooked/raw
FRUITS:
Apricot Nectar;
Cherries, sweet;
Grapefruit (1/2);
Grapefruit Juice;
Mandarin Oranges, canned;
Papaya (1/4 whole fruit);
Peach, fresh;
Pineapple Juice;
Rhubarb;
Tangerine
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
Buttermilk;
Cream, Half & Half;
Dry Milk;
Ice Cream;
Ice Milk; Milk (skim, whole, 1%, 2%)
MISCELLANEOUS:
Krackel Bar;
Hershey Hugs/Kisses (8);
Milky Way Bar;
Peanut Brittle (4 oz.);
Peanut M&Ms;
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (2);
Soy Milk;
Tofu
Foods Low in Potassium (less than 150 mg per serving):
One serving is about 1/2 cup or as stated
BREAD & STARCHES:
Breads (any type);
Bagels;
Crackers (graham, soda, snack);
Cookies;
Corn Chips;
Croissants;
Doughnut;
English Muffin;
Pasta;
Popcorn;
Rice;
Sweet Roll;
Triscuit;
CEREAL - all others including:
Cap N' Crunch;
Cheerios;
Corn Chex;
Cornflakes;
Cream of Wheat;
Crispix; Grits;
Kix; Life;
Oat Bran (1/4 cup);
Oatmeal;
Special K;
Wheaties
VEGETABLES:
Alfalfa Sprouts;
Beans (green, wax);
Bean Sprouts;
Beets, canned;
Cabbage, coleslaw;
Cauliflower;
Cucumber;
Eggplant;
Garlic;
Hominy;
Lettuce;
Onion;
Parsley;
Peppers;
Radish;
Snow Peas;
Turnips;
Water Chestnuts
FRUITS:
Apples;
Apple Juice;
Applesauce;
Apricots, canned (4-halves);
Blackberries;
Boysenberries;
Blueberries;
Cranberries;
Cranberry Juice;
Fruit Cocktail;
Grapes;
Grape Juice;
Lemon;
Lime;
Papaya Nectar;
Passion Fruit;
Peaches, canned;
Peach Nectar;
Pears, canned;
Pineapple;
Plums;
Raspberries;
Strawberries
DAIRY PRODUCTS:
Cheese;
Eggs;
Cottage Cheese;
Sour Cream;
Thank You brand canned pudding;
Hunt's pudding cups
MISCELLANEOUS:
Almond Joy Bar;
Butterscotch;
Caramel (5 pc.);
Coffee;
Fig Bars;
Gelatin;
Gingersnaps;
Hard Candy;
Hershey's Chocolate Syrup;
Jam/Jelly;
Kit Kat Bar;
Ketchup (1 Tbsp);
Krave Bars;
M&M's, plain;
Mrs. Dash;
Ocean Spray;
Peanut Butter (1 T.);
Nestle Crunch Bar;
Nutri-Grain Bars;
Onion Rings;
Popsicles;
Pie (apple, cherry, lemon, pineapple, strawberry, raspberry);
Rice Cakes;
Salad Dressing;
Soda Pop;
Sorbet/Sherbet;
Sunny Delight;
Tang; Tea;
Three Musketeers Bar;
Very Fine Juice (apple, banana, strawberry)
