Potassium Content in Foods and Drinks

Drinks
 Apple juice, ½ cup 148
Coffee, brewed, 6 ounces 124
Tea, brewed, 6 ounces 27
Grape juice, ½ cup 167
Milk, whole, 1 cup 370
Milk, 1% fat, 1 cup 390
Milk, nonfat, 1 cup 410
Orange juice, ½ cup 248

Fruits
Serving = ½ cup raw unless stated otherwise

Low Potassium: Less than 120 milligrams

Apples, peeled & slides
62
Applesauce, canned 78-92
Apricot, 1 medium 105
Blueberries 65
Cranberry sauce 36
Fig, 1 medium 116
Fruit cocktail 114
Grapes, ten 93-105
Lemon, 1 medium 80
Peaches, canned 118
Pears, canned 83
Pineapple, diced 88
Plums, 1 medium 118
Raspberries 94
Watermelon, diced 93

Medium Potassium: 121 – 250 milligrams

Apricots, canned 181
Blackberries 141
Cherries, sweet, ten 152
Grapefruit, ½ medium or canned 165
Orange, 1 medium 237
Peach, 1 medium or canned 65
Pear, Asian, 2 medium 148
Pear, Bartlett, 1 medium 208
Pear, D’Anjou, 1 medium 250
Pineapple, canned, heavy syrup 133
Pineapple, canned, juice pack 153
Plums, canned 194
Raspberries, frozen,sweetened 143
Strawberries, whole 124
Tangerine, 1 medium 132

High Potassium: 251 milligrams or more

Apricots, dried 895
Avocado, California, ½ medium 549
Avocado, Florida, ½ medium 742
Banana, medium 451
Cantaloupe, ¼ medium 413
Dates, chopped 581
Figs, dried, five 666
Honeydew melon, ¼ medium 875
Kiwi fruit, 1 medium 252
Mango, 1 medium 323
Nectarine, 1medium 288
Papaya, 1/e medium 390
Peaches,dried, uncooked 797
Peaches,dried, cooked, unsweet, w/ liquid 413
Prunes, dried, uncooked, 5 large 365
Raisins, seedless 545

Starches
Serving = ½ cup raw unless stated otherwise

Bagel, plain 50
Pasta, plain, “al dente”, 1 cup 103
Oatmeal, regular, ¾ cup 99
Rice, cooked, white 29
Rice, cooked, brown 69

Vegetables
Serving = ½ cup raw unless stated otherwise

To reduce potassium content of vegetables, boil in large quantity of water, then drain and rinse.
Note: All “salt substitutes” and many preservatives contain potassium, sodium, and phosphates
Source: Agricultural Handbook No. 8, United States Department of Agriculture.

Low Potassium: up to 125 milligrams

Alfalfa sprouts, raw 13
Beans, green 76
Bean sprouts 63-78
Cabbage, raw 72-86
Cauliflower 125
Carrots, cooked from frozen 116
Collards, cooked from raw 84
Corn, cooked from frozen 114
Cucumbers, sliced 84
Eggplant, steamed 119
Endive, raw 79
Leeks, raw 94
Leeks, cooked from raw 46
Lettuce, iceberg, 1 cup 87
Onions, raw, diced 124
Peppers, sweet, raw 89
Peppers, sweet, cooked 113
Popcorn, air popped, 1 cup 20
Water chestnuts, canned 83
Turnips, cooked 106

Medium Potassium: 126 – 250 milligrams

Asparagus, cooked from frozen 196
Beans, green, cooked from raw 185
Broccoli, cooked from raw 127
Broccoli, cooked from frozen 167
Cabbage, common, cooked 154
Carrots, cooked from raw 177
Cauliflower, raw flowerets 178
Cauliflower, cooked from raw 202
Celery, raw, diced 171
Chickpeas, cooked, drained 239
Collards, cooked from frozen 214
Corn, cooked from raw 204
Kale, cooked from raw 148
Kale, cooked from frozen 209
Lettuce, romaine, 1 cup 148
Mushrooms, raw 130
Onions, cooked 160
Peas, edible pod, cooked 192
Peas, green, cooked from frozen 134
Peppers, hot chili, 1 raw 153
Radishes, raw 144
Squash, summer, cooked 173
Spinach, raw, chopped 154
Turnip greens, cooked 146-184

High Potassium: 251 milligrams or more

Artichoke, 1 medium 425
Asparagus, cooked from raw 279
Beans, black, cooked, drained 306
Beans, lima, cooked from frozen 347-370
Beans, kidney, cooked 355
Beans, pinto, cooked, drained 398
Beets 265
Black eyed peas, cooked from frozen 319
Black eyes peas, cooked from raw 246
Brussel sprouts, cooked from raw 246
Cabbage, bok choy 316
Lettuce, Boston, 1 5” head 419
Lentils, cooked 366
Mushrooms, cooked 278
Okra, sliced, cooked from raw 257
Parsnips, cooked 287
Peanuts, oil roasted, unsalted 491
Potato, baked, 1 large, no skin 610
Potato, baked, 1 large with skin 844
Potato, boiled, no skin 256
Pumpkin, canned 253
Soybeans, cooked 486
Spinach, cooked from raw 420
Spinach, cooked from frozen 283
Squash, winter, cooked 448
Sweet potato, 1 medium 397
Swiss chard, cooked from raw 483
Tomato, raw, 1 medium 251-273