50 Comments to “Potassium Rich Foods – The Full List”

1. Pat Kibildis says:

   February 5, 2011 at 8:16 pm

   List of potassium foods
2. Patsy Ray says:

   February 17, 2011 at 3:27 pm

   NEED FULL LIST OF K RICH FOODS
3. Patsy Ray says:

   February 17, 2011 at 3:29 pm

   Not completely clear to me how to obtain this as nothing manifests ! Any hints ? Will I be able to obtain from this website ? My thanks. Patsy
4. Bill says:

   April 15, 2011 at 9:03 am

   Patsy, sorry about the page. It should be clear now, and I honestly don’t know how it got mucked up in the first place.
5. Alana says:

   May 23, 2011 at 7:54 am

   I appreciate this list of foods. Thanks!
6. Ty butler says:

   October 23, 2011 at 5:15 am

   I really appreciate this list because recently found out I have a liver disease and I have to avoid K+ foods I just don’t know what I can eat anymore thus list was all the foods I eat so I now know at least to avoid the highest form of K+ foods thank you!!
7. betty says:

   January 26, 2012 at 4:34 pm

   not at all helpful. the popup on the left side gets in the way, so that you can’t see what you are looking for. There used to be a list that just listed the name of the food ei
   potatoes x number K+
   gr. beans ? K+
   Peas ? K+ etc. It was much easier to use. that was at least 4 or 5 years ago. It was much more helpful. I had to go to numerous web sites that sent me to the same place without giving me any information. There surely is an easier way to receive valuable information to keep a family member healthy.
8. Bill says:

   January 27, 2012 at 2:28 am

   I’ll check into the pop-ups (I assume you’re talking about the social buttons, as there aren’t any pop-up ads). The previous list was a more comprehensive list, but maybe too much for many people. Since you brought it up, there are two links to the USDA database reports on potassium content in foods added to the bottom of the list above. There’s a lot to read through, but it’s all there.
9. Sarah says:

   February 8, 2012 at 8:57 pm

   Thank you for this list! I have potassium deficiency and recently my leg cramps started to get worse. I am hoping to purposely eat foods rich in potassium in order to avoid these painful cramps. This is the best list I have found thus far!
10. Bill says:

    February 8, 2012 at 11:27 pm

    Thanks Sarah! If you can, let us know how it works out for you on the leg cramps.
11. unbound says:

    February 17, 2012 at 9:30 pm

    Missing a whole bunch of potassium rich foods on this list. Most meats are very high in potassium. Well trimmed beef is actually pretty low in fat, and still high in potassium.
12. Bill says:

    February 17, 2012 at 10:57 pm

    Look at my comment just above, and you can follow the link to the entire USDA database on potassium, in downloadable .pdf format. I just bolded it to make it easier to see. It’s 26 pages if you want to print it out. (If I listed every food here, the page would take forever to load.) Yes, just 6 oz. of trimmed sirloin will give you 640 mg. of potassium. Turkey and white meats are also good. Yet, chili con carne (on this list) is the prize winner, because it combines beans, tomato and beef.
13. CHUCK says:

    February 24, 2012 at 12:52 am

    MY DR SAYS TO STAY OFF FOODS WITH POTASSIUM. DOES THAT MEAN I CAN’T EAT ANY OF THESE???
14. Bill says:

    February 24, 2012 at 1:45 am

    I’m sure your doctor meant a low potassium diet, as it’s not possible (or desirable) to completely eliminate potassium from your diet. All foods have potassium. For the most potassium rich foods, such as milk, you’ll have to limit and monitor your consumption. Try to lean your diet towards foods with less potassium. Your comment, in fact, inspired a new post about the low potassium diet.
15. Frances Yeomans says:

    March 15, 2012 at 12:41 pm

    These comments and the list are helpful. I am trying to get what I need thru foods instead of supplements. I hate to say it , but Dr.s just pile it one. Maybe those that do not eat healthy need it.
16. Bill says:

    March 15, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    Thanks for your comments. Yes, most doctors are creatures of habit – they respond to everything with another drug. Nothing against supplements, but I see too many people taking loads of expensive supplements while at the same time they eat poorly. That’s like banging your head on a wall every day, and taking an expensive brand of aspirin for the headaches.
17. joselyn says:

    March 27, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    tnx for the list. its helps me because i have hypokalemia
18. Diane says:

    March 29, 2012 at 11:41 am

    I found this list very helpful. I am suffering from cramps and was told by my doctor to introduce more pottasium into my diet so very useful to have a list of foods rather than supplements. Do you know what the recommended daily dosage is?
19. Bill says:

    March 29, 2012 at 11:53 am

    It always depends on your needs and your lifestyle (are you living a potassium depleting lifestyle?). Generally, though 4800mg for adult, and a bit less for kids. If you are depleting potassium (through a great deal of sweating and exercise, or for other reasons) up the dose a bit. There’s no danger in eating too much dietary potassium.
20. Joyce Lane says:

    April 1, 2012 at 3:49 pm

    Great list. Knowing this has helped me relieve some of the most painful leg cramps I’ve ever experienced.

    Very good information.
21. Nutrition Counseling is Needed in the Health Care System says:

    April 13, 2012 at 3:38 am

    [...] did my own research on the Internet and promptly went grocery shopping and bought several foods with lots of potassium including sweet potatoes, avocados, almonds, bananas, yogurt, and salmon.  I had avoided buying [...]
22. ginny yager says:

    July 8, 2012 at 6:46 pm

    Great article and list of potassium rich foods! Also it is very educational, informative and helpful!
    Thank you! Ginny Yager,L.P.C.
23. Sylvia Steel says:

    July 18, 2012 at 10:25 am

    Thank you fofor this information. I wanted the information as I have been diagnosed with High Blood Pressure. But I hadn’t realised that it would also help leg cramps!!!!
    that is so nice to know.

    Kind regards
    Sylvia
24. paul foster says:

    July 24, 2012 at 8:21 am

    Thanks for the info, I will buy these products today.
25. Dawn says:

    July 25, 2012 at 7:39 am

    Thanks have just had lumber puncture an now on Acetazolamide to lower presure between my skull and brain . Only thing my doctors have recomended is bananas.Great site apart from social site pop ups getting in way.
26. Bill says:

    July 27, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Dawn, thanks for the comment. The social site slider is supposed to be off to the side – I’ll take another look at it.
27. Neda V Coombes says:

    August 20, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    This is extremely helpful. My husband was told by his doctor to take a perscription for Potassium. I need to know where potasium is so I can buy those products….I hate to take pills for ingredient that readily available.
    ]
    Thanks for posting the information.

    It was extremely helpful
    The one that is missing from your information is “What is the daily requirements?”
28. Bill says:

    August 21, 2012 at 4:51 am

    Neda, thanks for asking the question. I’m sure I’ve cited some daily requirements elsewhere, but I wouldn’t count on them myself. Virtually every source has a different answer. Some say 2000mg per day, others say 4000. Another says our ancestors consumed up to 10,000. Of course, your personal circumstances, age, lifestyle, activity and diet will affect the answer – but the answers are still extraordinarily all over the map. When I have time, I will do a post on the daily requirements, review different sources and examine whether they just pulled the number out of a hat or actually back it up with facts.
29. oralia says:

    August 28, 2012 at 3:26 am

    How often do i need to eat portions example: 1 cup of banna?
30. victor says:

    August 30, 2012 at 4:47 am

    Actually you can overdose on potassium. It has similar effects as low potassium, but it can cause heart failure. My mother was given too much potassium by the paramedics and the E.R. doctor. She passed out and her heart stopped for a short time. It was determined that it was indeed an overdose of the potassium which caused the episode.
31. Christil says:

    September 4, 2012 at 9:00 am

    Thank you for this list…and YES you most definitely CAN over-dose on postassium! I inquired of this list as I have a condition which causes my body to hold potassium and I had an episode that caused me to spend a week in ICU! I was fortunate that I had symptoms–actually, I thought I was having a stroke!–but most folks don’t even know that their potassium exceeds acceptable levels until it’s too late! Also…food for thought (pardon the pun)…Did you know that when prisoners are executed in this country by “Lethal Injection” it is Potassium Chloride that they administer as the last of the chemicals and it quietly STOPS THE HEART! God blessed me that I was able to get treatment before my heart stopped completely. Another insight…I have MAJOR muscle cramps as another lovely side effect of potassium being too high! Isn’t the human body interesting?
32. Steve says:

    October 7, 2012 at 1:28 am

    I resolved to start eating better and completely replaced junk food with fresh fruits and vegetables. I began blending my own smoothies with non-fat milk, low-fat yogurt and protein powder, mixing in different combinations of pears, apples, bananas, strawberries and other fruits. I cut my meat and poultry consumption by at least half and replaced them with salads (lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, mushrooms) and start eating squash and zucchini dipped in low-fat dressing. I drink a lot of carrot juice. I also joined a gym and work out for two hours at least three times a week. After two months I had lost ten lbs., but now my potassium levels have gone over the limit and my doctor gave me an EKG as soon as he saw the lab report. (Nothing irregular showed up.) But seriously – a health problem caused by eating too much fresh fruits and vegetables? A guy can\’t win!
33. Marilyn says:

    November 4, 2012 at 11:59 am

    This list would be more practical if it listed reasonable serving sizes. No one eats a cup of tomato paste (I hope.) How much is a “fillet” — 3 ozs or 12 ozs?
    Many of the foods fall off the list when you look at reasonable portions. Others are very reasonable.
    Thank you for making the list available.
34. Dee says:

    November 5, 2012 at 1:08 am

    I would like to print this list it would be more helpful than having to open this everytime you need info
35. Deb says:

    November 15, 2012 at 3:44 pm

    Aren’t banana’s rich in potassium?
36. Rudi says:

    November 17, 2012 at 8:35 am

    I eat some of these foods daily, but still suffer with leg cramps. At first I thought I wasn’t getting enough potassium, now I am wondering if I need to reduce what I am eating. I love carrots, turkey, chicken, and a few others on the list.

    It is weird how the body can do this.
37. Rudi says:

    November 17, 2012 at 8:37 am

    Deb,

    Yes, bananas are a very good source of potassium. You can eat one a day and probably get enough to keep the levels balanced.
38. Aryd'ell says:

    December 31, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    Your list left out avocados, which I’ve found to be one of the fastest ways to get potassium in, quickly. Also has good fats. Check it out.
    Are you aware of the corrolation they’ve found between a no salt or very low salt diet and potassium levels that keep dropping, no matter what? That ‘lifestyle’is fine for folks who eat alot of packaged, processed foods, but is a horrible thing for anyone eating fresh and made from scratch meals. We are chemical beings and need both salt and potassium.
39. Vijay says:

    January 3, 2013 at 4:31 am

    In India we eat banana\’s and fresh tender coconut water for potassium.
40. Royal Wise says:

    January 26, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    The USDA link you posted doesn’t work…..
    the first comment didn’t post bc I keep getting an error message saying the code is invalid
41. Bill says:

    January 26, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    Thanks for the feedback. I’ve updated the USDA link above to their new page. The two links at the bottom of the list will give you the USDA pdf files of potassium content in foods. For the comment error message, that explains the double comments I’ve been getting. Despite the error message, the comments are going through. It seems to be a WordPress/Gravatar problem. Hopefully, we’ll get it sorted or work around it.
42. laney says:

    April 2, 2013 at 2:00 am

    Thanks Bill for the great list, it’s a good start to figuring out how to add some potassium to our diet. Reading through all the comments and your replies gave me even more info. Really appreciated finding your site.
43. ffonz says:

    April 5, 2013 at 1:33 am

    Bill………

    re your
    I-N  Y-O-U-R  F-A-C-E  B-I-G  T-I-M-E
    seriously irritating social links pane

    just four words… \"IT\’S A REAL PAIN\"

    In fact.. INCREDIBLY UNFRIENDLY of you.

    PLEASE shift it to the right-hand side..
    (THAT way) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    (over THERE) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
    (OUT of the way) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

    IT WILL STILL BE UNBELIEVABLY INTRUSIVE..
    but only half as intrusive when compared
    to where you\’ve got it \’locked down\’ now.

    You really ought to use a \’vanish\’ option.

    “““““““““““““““““““““`
    Bill says:
    July 27, 2012 at 10:50 pm

    Dawn, thanks for the comment. The social
    site slider is supposed to be off to the
    side – I’ll take another look at it.

    “““““““““““““““““““““`

    That was 9mths ago Bill- what the delay-??

    SO… Like \’WHEN\’ Bill…. ??
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44. Bill says:

    April 5, 2013 at 2:31 am

    Now I remember why I let it go. Couldn’t get it to work right. I’ve shut it off for the time being, until I figure it out.
45. Chris says:

    April 8, 2013 at 4:15 pm

    I would love it if the list was in order from the richest per serving size to the least rich in potassium per serving size.
46. Bill says:

    April 9, 2013 at 1:25 am

    Hi Chris. It’s a tricky equation. This list is based roughly along the lines of potassium per serving, but it’s not easy to get it straightforward. I recognise that a cup of cocoa powder, for example, is not the same as a cup of spinach. Another approach I have seen orders the list by potassium per calories. But that will bring up some low calorie foods that simply cannot be eaten in any quantity. So this list is a sort of compromise. The USDA generally provides lists per serving, but even there it’s a problem. In some cases, their “servings” might be half as much as I would ordinarily eat – and in other cases, the USDA “serving” might be more than I’d care to eat.
    I bolded some items on the list that I thought are easy to find, and easy to eat, ways to boost potassium. I have toyed with the idea of making a menu planner, with ideas for breakfast, lunch and dinner. If this sounds good let me know.
47. Philip says:

    April 21, 2013 at 2:59 pm

    List looks good but my daughter is gluten intolerant, has POTS and is lactose intolerant. Her Dr also told her not to eat carbohydrates very much. She has Diabetes Insipidous, extremely low potassium,low blood pressure. She is mid 40′s and it is ruining her life. Is there a list with all contents such as low GI, sugar content, K content etc. etc. We are really looking for help urgently.
    This is not a duplicate comment but the first time I have written.
48. Neville says:

    May 3, 2013 at 8:31 am

    Great list! Even more helpful would be a parallel column with sodium content. For best health, the sodium should be less than the potassium. Cow’s milk products seem high in potassium, but are stuffed with sodium chloride which cows lick daily to get enough. Are other animal (goats, sheep or human) milks the same?
49. Sara says:

    May 12, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    @Philip (from 4/21/2013)
    I suggest you look into the Paleo diet. It focuses on eating foods that are minimally processed and raised or grown in a manner to maximize the nutritional content, as well as eliminating foods that many people don’t have the ability to digest thoroughly (such as legumes and dairy). It is extremely beneficial to people with inflammatory diseases, diabetes, and obesity. It’s always hard to give up bread and sugary stuff, but I’ve been eating this way for over a year now and no longer miss eating bread and cookies. Almost every K rich food is allowed. Exceptions are legumes (beans, peas, soybeans, peanuts) and white potatoes (sweet potatoes are not a very close relative of whites, and they are okay to eat).
    @Bill, you’re right. Sifting through the FDA database is a chore. I hate .pdf reports that lock the data into a format that makes it difficult to play with the data. Thanks for pulling out the most useful items. BTW, the link you posted above has changed.
50. Bill says:

    May 12, 2013 at 10:22 pm

    Thanks, Sara. I’m an omnivore,but I will say that I have lost weight very effectively simply by cutting almost all bread and rice from my diet. (Along with cutting back on the usual suspects as well, such as sugars, creams, and mayo.)

    The USDA must have nothing better to do than to change URLs around, so I have added the two USDA lists below to my site. (Don’t know why I didn’t do that before!) These links will work. Thanks again.

    (If you right-click and save, you can download these pdf files to your own computer.)

    Potassium in Foods By Content
    Potassium in Foods Alphabetically

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