What foods have alot of Potasium?!
Answers: Besides Bananas, what else has alot of Potasium?
Food Amount of Potassium in Milligrams
Fruit
Dried apricot halves, ? cup 896
Prune juice, 1 cup 707
Orange juice, 1 cup 496
Banana, medium 467
Kiwi, medium 252
Peach, fresh, medium 193
Vegetables
Winter squash, baked, 1 cup, cubed 896
Potato, baked, with skin 844
Potato, baked, without skin 610
Beet greens, boiled, ? cup 654
Avocado, ? cup, sliced 437
Spinach, boiled, ? cup 419
Tomatoes, 1 cup, chopped 400
Protein Sources
Lentils, boiled, 1 cup 731
Kidney beans, boiled, 1 cup 713
Peanuts, dry-roasted, without salt, ? cup 480
Rainbow trout, farmed, dry-heat cooked, 3 oz. 375
Pork chop, lean, braised 346
Atlantic salmon, farmed, dry-heat cooked, 3 oz. 326
Catfish, farmed, dry-heat cooked, 3 oz. 273
Ground beef, lean, broiled, 3 oz. 256
Veal loin, lean, braised, 3 oz. 252
Dairy
Yogurt, plain, low fat, 1 cup 573
Milk, nonfat, 1 cup 407
Grains
Wheat germ, ? cup 535
Bran cereal, ready to eat, ? cup 342 to 412
Whole-wheat hot cereal, cooked with water, without salt, 1 cup 172
Whole-wheat bread, 2 slices 141
Oatmeal, cooked with water, without salt, 1 cup 131
Almonds, dry-roasted, without salt, ? cup 197
Cashews, dry-roasted, without salt, ? cup 178
Soybeans, boiled, 1 cup 148
Bran cereal, ready to eat, ? cup, low-salt brand 129
Brown rice, medium grain, cooked, without salt,1 cup 86
Spinach, boiled, without salt, ? cup 78
Whole-wheat bread, 2 slices 48
Banana, medium 34
Dried apricot halves, ? cup 31
Cantaloupe and Yams.
Citrus fruits and juices. Oranges and potatoes are loaded with it.
Potatoes and orange juice have a lot of potassium. Here's a helpful link.
Potato skins....Gatorade has lots of potassium too.
Potassium: protects against high blood pressure and you can find foods rich in potassium in fruits, dairy, fish, and whole grains. If lacking of potassium some of the symptoms you may noticed: dry skin, acne, chills, diarrhea, impaired cognitive function, muscle spasms, thirst, insomnia, elevated cholesterol, decreased blood pressure.
I know you may not need this information but I wanted to instill the importance of potassium for everyone.
In fruits: dried apricots, apricots, apples, avocado, grapefruit, blueberries, banana, orange, grapes cantaloupe, strawberries, nectarines, prunes, raisins and dates.
In Dairy: Buttermilk, American cheese, and Yogurt
In Meats: chicken, beef, bacon, bologna, salmon, tuna, lamb and turkey.
In Vegetables: carrots, broccoli, corn, celery, beets, olives, dry beans, peas, baked potatoes, spinach, squash, sweet potatoes, tomatoes or tomato juice.