potassium containing foods
Last reviewed 08/2023
- potassium is present in all animal and plant tissues
- major dietary
sources include:
- milk (1.4-1.5 mg/kg)
- fruit and vegetables (0.8-4.4 mg/kg)
- fish (1.9-3.5 mg/kg)
- shellfish (0.3 to 3.9 mg/kg)
- beef (2-3.5 mg/kg)
- chicken and turkey (3 mg/kg)
- liver is also a rich source of potassium (2.5 to 4.2 mg/kg).
- major dietary
sources include:
Potassium chloride is used in fertilisers and plant nutrients and thus may increase the potassium content of plants.
A list of high potassium containing foodstuffs is presented below (2):
Drinks
- fruit and vegetable juices
- coffee
- milk or milky drinks
- beer, cider, lager, sherry, wine
Fruit
- all dried fruit
- bananas, mango, grapes, apricots, rhubarb, fresh grapefruit, pineapple
Vegetables
- tomatoes, beetroot, plantain, mushrooms, sweet corn, avocadoes, aubergine, parsnip, spinach
Sweets
- chocolate, toffee, black treacle
- marzipan
Snacks
- all nuts
- all potato crisps
- Bombay mix
Potatoes - baked or roast potatoes, chips
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