Potassium is a vital mineral that helps regulate the bodys fluid levels, aids in muscle function, and keeps the nervous system working properly. Here are some high potassium foods:
Positive:
- Bananas, avocados, sweet potatoes, spinach, coconut water, butternut squash, potatoes, mushrooms, peas, cucumbers, zucchini, pumpkins, leafy greens, oranges, grapefruit, pomegranate, carrot, and tomato juice, tuna, halibut, cod, trout, rockfish, lima beans, pinto beans, kidney beans, soybeans, lentils, salt substitutes, molasses, nuts, meat and poultry, brown and wild rice, bran cereal, whole-wheat bread and pasta, clams.
- Dairy products such as milk and yogurt are also high in potassium.
Negative:
- Not all fruits are high in potassium. Apples, for instance, don’t contain much potassium and berries are not a good source either.
- Yellow squash and zucchini are low potassium foods.
Ingredients or materials:
- The forms of potassium in fruits and vegetables include potassium phosphate, sulfate, citrate, and others but not potassium chloride.
- Potassium is found in a wide variety of plant and animal foods and in beverages. Many fruits and vegetables are excellent sources, as are some legumes (e.g., soybeans) and potatoes. Meats, poultry, fish, milk, yogurt, and nuts also contain potassium.
- Whole-wheat flour and brown rice are much higher in potassium than their refined counterparts, white wheat flour, and white rice.
- Milk, coffee, tea, other nonalcoholic beverages, and potatoes are the top sources of potassium in the diets of U.S. adults. Among children in the United States, milk, fruit juice, potatoes, and fruit are the top sources.
- It is estimated that the body absorbs about 85%–90% of dietary potassium.
