What foods are high in potassium?

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  1. Dr. Harris McIlwain
     

    Foods high in potassium include:

    • apricots (fresh, dried)
    • avocados
    • bananas
    • buttermilk
    • cantaloupe
    • chicken
    • cod
    • flounder
    • great northern beans (cooked)
    • milk (skim, whole)
    • orange juice
    • peaches
    • potatoes
    • raisins
    • salmon (fresh, cooked)
    • sardines
    • sweet potatoes
    • tomatoes (raw)
    • turkey
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  2.  Joan Salge Blake
     

    Potassium-rich foods include:

    • Potato, baked including skin, small, 738 mg
    • White beans, ½ cup, 595 mg
    • Yogurt, nonfat, plain, 579 mg
    • Sweet Potato, baked with skin, medium, 542 mg
    • Orange juice, 1 cup, 496 mg
    • Halibut, cooked, 3 ounces, 490 mg
    • Soybeans, cooked, ½ cup, 485 mg
    • Cod, cooked, 3 ounces, 439 mg
    • Banana, 1 medium, 422 mg
    • Spinach, cooked, ½ cup, 370-419 mg
    • Tomato sauce, ½ cup, 405 mg
    • Milk, skim, 1 cup, 382 mg
    • Apricots, dried, ¼ cup, 378 mg
    • Soy milk, 1 cup, 372 mg
    • Kidney beans, cooked, ½ cup, 358 mg

    Rule of thumb: Fruits, veggies and low fat dairy foods are all good sources of potassium!

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  3.  Doreen Rodo
     
    Doreen Rodo answered:

    Some foods that have a lot of potassium are: Potatoes, cantaloupe, honeydew, bananas, citrus fruits, orange juice, tomatoes, apricot juice, carrot juice, tomato juice, V8 juice, spinach, chocolate, nuts, dried peas and beans, fresh or dried apricots, figs and dates.

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  4. Columbia University Department of Surgery
     

    High potassium foods include:

    Fruits and juices:

    • Apricots
    • Melons
    • Prune juice
    • Avocados
    • Nectarines
    • Tomato juice
    • Bananas
    • Oranges
    • V-8 juice
    • Dried fruits
    • Orange juice

    Vegetables:

    • Leafy greens
    • Potatoes 
    • Dried beans
    • Tomatoes 
    • Pumpkins
    • Split peas 
    • Lentils

    Other foods:

    • Nuts
    • Chocolate
    • Peanut butter
    • Milk and dairy products
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  5. Penn Medicine
     
    Penn Medicine answered:

    The following are examples of high-potassium foods:

    • raisins
    • prunes
    • apricots
    • dates
    • bananas
    • strawberries
    • watermelon
    • cantaloupe
    • oranges
    • grapefruit
    • kiwi
    • nectarines
    • avocados
    • potatoes
    • broccoli
    • greens
    • spinach
    • peas
    • tomatoes
    • mushrooms
    • beans
    • turkey
    • fish
    • beef
    • orange juice
    • grapefruit juice
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