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Foods with High Potassium ContentAka: Potassium Content in Food, Dietary Potassium

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  1. Salt Substitute contains extremely high potassium
    1. Concentration: 7-14 meq Potassium per gram
    2. One teaspoon: 5 grams (1/6 oz) = 35-70 meq Potassium
    3. Example: Morton's Salt Substitute (1/4 tsp serving)
      1. Concentration: 610 mg Potassium per 1/4 tsp
      2. Milliequivalents: 0.61 g/0.0745 g/meq = 8 meq/.25 tsp
    4. Precautions
      1. Salt substitutes vary widely on potassium conc.
      2. Mrs. Dash only has 10 mg potassium per 1/4 tsp
  2. Foods with highest potassium content (>25 meq/3.5 ounces)
    1. Figs
    2. Molasses
    3. Seaweed
  3. Foods with very high potassium (>12.5 meq/3.5 ounces)
    1. Dates or prunes
    2. Tree Nuts including avocados
    3. Bran ceral, wheat germ
    4. Lima Beans
  4. Foods with high potassium content (>6 meq/3.5 ounces)
    1. Vegetables
      1. Spinach, Tomatoes, Potatotes, Carrots, Beets
      2. Broccoli, Cauliflower, Winter squash
    2. Fruits
      1. Banana (1 meq per inch of banana)
      2. Kiwi fruit, oranges, mangos
      3. Cantaloupe
  5. References
    1. Gennari (1998) N Engl J Med 339:451

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