Good Sources of Potassium
You can probably get enough potassium simply by eating a variety of healthy foods. This table lists the amount of potassium in many common foods. Food Amount of Potassium in Milligrams Fruit Dried apricot halves, ½ 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, ½ cup 654 Avocado, ½ cup, sliced 437 Spinach, boiled, ½ 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, ½ 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, ½ cup 535 Bran cereal, ready to eat, ½ 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