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The following list can help you identify what foods to limit the most. Potassium is everywhere.
Very High Potassium Fruits:
• Apricots
• Avocado
• Cantaloupe
• Honeydew Melon
• Nectarines
• Plantain
• Tangelos
Very High Potassium Vegetables:
• Artichokes
• Butter beans
• Dried peas, beans, lentils
• Potatoes—baked,
commercial French fries
and chips
• Sweet potatoes
• Swiss chard
• Tomato paste / puree
• Winter squash
• Yams
Very High Potassium Foods:
• Chocolate candy
or beverages
• Molasses
• Nuts
In a potassium restricted diet, avoid the foods listed above and limit those listed below.
Limit These High Potassium Vegetables to One Serving (1/2 cup) A Day:
• Asparagus
• Beets
• Brussels sprouts
• Collard greens
• Corn
• Cowpeas
• Dandelion greens
• Kale
• Mixed vegetables
• Mushrooms
• Parsnips
• *Potato (leached)
• Pumpkin
• Spinach
• Tomato juice
• Tomatoes, canned
• Turnips
• Zucchini
*Peel the potato
and
cut into small pieces. Cover completely with water. Soak in the
refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Drain well and cook in fresh water.
Leaching potatoes will remove much of the potassium.
Limit These High Potassium Fruits to One Serving a Day:
1/2 medium Banana
3/4 cup Mandarin Oranges
3/4 cup Blackberries
1/2 cup Orange Juice
1 cup Boysenberries
1 medium Orange
12 each Cherries
1 medium Peach
1 medium Pear
2 each Figs
2 medium Plums
3 each Prunes
1 cup Prune Juice
2 tbsp. Raisins
3 each Prunes, dried
1/2 Grapefruit
1 cup Raspberries
1 medium Kiwi fruit
1 1/4 cup Strawberries
1 cup Mulberries
1 1/4 cup Watermelon
Very High Potassium Fruits:
• Apricots
• Avocado
• Cantaloupe
• Honeydew Melon
• Nectarines
• Plantain
• Tangelos
Very High Potassium Vegetables:
• Artichokes
• Butter beans
• Dried peas, beans, lentils
• Potatoes—baked,
commercial French fries
and chips
• Sweet potatoes
• Swiss chard
• Tomato paste / puree
• Winter squash
• Yams
Very High Potassium Foods:
• Chocolate candy
or beverages
• Molasses
• Nuts
In a potassium restricted diet, avoid the foods listed above and limit those listed below.
Limit These High Potassium Vegetables to One Serving (1/2 cup) A Day:
• Asparagus
• Beets
• Brussels sprouts
• Collard greens
• Corn
• Cowpeas
• Dandelion greens
• Kale
• Mixed vegetables
• Mushrooms
• Parsnips
• *Potato (leached)
• Pumpkin
• Spinach
• Tomato juice
• Tomatoes, canned
• Turnips
• Zucchini
*Peel the potato
and
cut into small pieces. Cover completely with water. Soak in the
refrigerator for at least 4 hours. Drain well and cook in fresh water.
Leaching potatoes will remove much of the potassium.
Limit These High Potassium Fruits to One Serving a Day:
1/2 medium Banana
3/4 cup Mandarin Oranges
3/4 cup Blackberries
1/2 cup Orange Juice
1 cup Boysenberries
1 medium Orange
12 each Cherries
1 medium Peach
1 medium Pear
2 each Figs
2 medium Plums
3 each Prunes
1 cup Prune Juice
2 tbsp. Raisins
3 each Prunes, dried
1/2 Grapefruit
1 cup Raspberries
1 medium Kiwi fruit
1 1/4 cup Strawberries
1 cup Mulberries
1 1/4 cup Watermelon
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