Potassium

roberthickis
roberthickis Posts: 8 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Anyone know a good source of potassium?

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  • colerd24
    colerd24 Posts: 4
    Bananas
  • colerd24
    colerd24 Posts: 4
    Or straight up potassium supplements work too
  • bridgetzc
    bridgetzc Posts: 15 Member
    Sweet potatoes have twice as much as a banana.
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    In descending order...

    Sweet potatoes
    Tomato paste
    Beet greens
    Potato
    White beans
    Yogurt
    Tomato puree
    Clams
    Prune juice
    Carrot juice
    Blackstrap molasses
    Halibut
    Edimame
    Tuna
    Lima beans
    Winter squash
    Soybeans
    Rockfish
    Cod
    Bananas
    Spinach
    Tomato juice
    Tomato sauce
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,322 Member
    If you are looking at your potassium level based on MFP information, realize that it is completely wrong. Neither Canada nor the USA require potassium in the nutritional information for foods, so it is normally not included which means a lot of foods that have a good amount of potassium in them, show here as if they have none.
  • pattybattin
    pattybattin Posts: 29
    raisins, potato with the skin. Orange juice, fat free/skim milk.
  • BigDnSW
    BigDnSW Posts: 641 Member
    Here ya go...bananas are at the bottom of the list. Lotta protein as well in some of these and fiber: http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-potassium.php.
  • jack3Dav3
    jack3Dav3 Posts: 39 Member
    In descending order...

    Sweet potatoes
    Tomato paste
    Beet greens
    Potato
    White beans
    Yogurt
    Tomato puree
    Clams
    Prune juice
    Carrot juice
    Blackstrap molasses
    Halibut
    Edimame
    Tuna
    Lima beans
    Winter squash
    Soybeans
    Rockfish
    Cod
    Bananas
    Spinach
    Tomato juice
    Tomato sauce

    Avocado, Pork, Beef, Dried herbs (parsley, dill, taragon, etc.)
  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    In descending order...

    Sweet potatoes
    Tomato paste
    Beet greens
    Potato
    White beans
    Yogurt
    Tomato puree
    Clams
    Prune juice
    Carrot juice
    Blackstrap molasses
    Halibut
    Edimame
    Tuna
    Lima beans
    Winter squash
    Soybeans
    Rockfish
    Cod
    Bananas
    Spinach
    Tomato juice
    Tomato sauce

    Wow - great list. I am trying to get more in my diet. Will just add orange juice. Did I miss that on your list??
  • mwbulechek
    mwbulechek Posts: 162 Member
    If you have a water softener you can use potassium pellets in that to add some extra as well.
  • judychicken
    judychicken Posts: 937 Member
    Bump
  • Cynclancurrie
    Cynclancurrie Posts: 73
    This is all helpful info for me--for the opposite reason! My husband is in acute and chronic kidney failure and they say the potassium in his blood is destroying his remaining kidney tissue.
  • Evachiquita
    Evachiquita Posts: 223 Member
    Lots of tomato ingredients, so obviously tomatoes also. And raisins. I think dried fruit is relatively high based on weight/volume because it's dried and the nutrients are concentrated. Coconut water/cream.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    Coconut milk, mushrooms, dates, cocoa powder, apricots, apples, pork, beef, certain fishes...
  • roberthickis
    roberthickis Posts: 8 Member
    Thanks for the input.
  • meganw5638
    meganw5638 Posts: 45 Member
    If you are looking at your potassium level based on MFP information, realize that it is completely wrong. Neither Canada nor the USA require potassium in the nutritional information for foods, so it is normally not included which means a lot of foods that have a good amount of potassium in them, show here as if they have none.

    I'm so glad to hear this. I look at that column each day baffled. :) No more!
  • Hadabetter
    Hadabetter Posts: 942 Member
    In descending order...

    Sweet potatoes
    Tomato paste
    Beet greens
    Potato
    White beans
    Yogurt
    Tomato puree
    Clams
    Prune juice
    Carrot juice
    Blackstrap molasses
    Halibut
    Edimame
    Tuna
    Lima beans
    Winter squash
    Soybeans
    Rockfish
    Cod
    Bananas
    Spinach
    Tomato juice
    Tomato sauce
    Be careful about the Sodium content in the tomato products, and sugar content in the orange juice.

    Excuse me, could we have at least one perfect food please!

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