FOODS WITH 10-12.8 mEq (400-500 mg) K per serving

Food	Potassium content (mg)
FRUITS 1 banana (114 g) 3 medium apples 12 fl. oz. apple juice 2 medium navel oranges 1 cup orange juice 4 raw apricots 10 dried apricots halves (sulfured) 1/4 small breadfruit 1 cup cantaloupe 1 & 1/4 cup currants, European black raw 9 dates (dried) 3 raw figs 1 cup honey dew melon 2 kiwis 2 & 1/2 cups watermelon 2 & 1/2 cup raw grapes (American-slip skin)	451 477 450 500 496 417 482 470 494 450 487 448 461 504 465 440
VEGETABLES 1/2 baked potato with skin 1 medium boiled artichoke 1 cup artichoke hearts 1 cup brussel sprouts boiled 1/2 cup swiss chard (boiled) 1 cup boiled chick peas 1 cup canned chick peas 2 raw medium carrots (144 g) 1 cup broccoli boiled 1 & 1/2 cup kale chopped, boiled 1/2 cup spinach boiled 1 & 1/2 raw medium tomato (123 g) 3/4 cup boiled tomato 1/5 cup tomato paste, canned	422 425 442 494 483 477 413 466 456 444 419 413 502 489

Notes: meats also contain potassium, the fresher the meat the more the potassium. 3.5 oz broiled ground veal contains 337 mg of potassium

Wylie-Rosett J, Mossavar-Rahmani Y, Gans K. Therapeutic Update on Nutrition:

Recent dietary guidelines to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease,

diabetes, and obesity, Heart Disease 2002 (in press.)