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Below is a list of foods that are low in potassium. A portion is 1/2 cup unless otherwise noted. Eating more than one portion can make a lower potassium food into a higher potassium food.
Fruits:
Fruits:
- apples (1 medium)
- apple juice
- applesauce
- apricots, canned in juice
- blackberries
- blueberries
- cherries
- cranberries
- fruit cocktail
- grapes
- grape juice
- grapefruit (1/2 whole)
- mandarin oranges
- peaches, fresh (1 small), canned (1/2 cup)
- pears, fresh (1 small), canned (1/2 cup)
- pineapple
- pineapple juice
- plums (1 whole)
- raspberries
- strawberries
- tangerines (1 whole)
- watermelon (limit to 1 cup)
- alfalfa sprouts
- asparagus (6 spears raw)
- beans, green or wax
- broccoli (raw or cooked from frozen)
- cabbage, green and red
- carrots, cooked
- cauliflower
- celery (1 stalk)
- corn, fresh (1/2 ear), frozen (1/2 cup)
- cucumber
- eggplant
- kale
- lettuce
- mixed vegetables
- mushrooms, white, raw (1/2 cup)
- onions
- parsley
- peas, green
- peppers
- radishes
- rhubarb
- water chestnuts, canned
- watercress
- yellow squash
- zucchini squash
- rice
- noodles
- pasta
- bread and bread products (not whole grains)
- cake: angel, yellow
- coffee (limit to 8 ounces)
- pies without chocolate or high-potassium fruit
- cookies, without nuts or chocolate
- tea (limit to 16 ounces)
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