People taking drugs to prevent heart attacks or lower blood pressure should take special care to avoid too much potassium: consult a doctor or nutritionist.
Avocado, 1 whole contains 1,067 milligrams (30% average daily need)
Acorn squash, 1 cup contains 896 mgr (26% average daily need)
Spinach, 1 cup cooked: 839 mg (24% average daily need)
Sweet potato, 1 large: 855 mg (24% average daily need)
Wild-caught salmon, ½ filet: 772 mg (22% average daily need)
Dried apricots, 1 whole: 667 mg(19% average daily need)
Pomegranate, 1 whole: 667 mg (19% average daily need)
Coconut water, 1 cup: 600 mg (18% average daily need)
White beans, ½ cup: 502 mg (15% average daily need)
Banana, 1 large: 487 mg (14% average daily need)
If I ate most these quantities as part of every meal I would soon become obese. I would need half, but that also halves the amount for the average daily need, so incorporating one or two of the above as part of all three meals every day would be the way to go. Five dried apricots would almost meet the whole daily need, but I can only handle 4, otherwise I get the runs.
It’s important to note that potassium and calcium can only work together if they are absorbed together in a specific ratio: 4:1, or 6:1 for pregnant women and children. If the ratio is not correct an imbalance develops. This means incorporating calcium-rich foods with the potassium-rich ones.
Too much iron blocks the absorption of calcium, and vice versa. Taking excessive doses of iron supplements, or frequent large quantities of iron rich foods like heart, kidney or liver, can thus cause a calcium deficiency and an imbalance in the absorption of potassium.
This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at February 7, 2018 9:52 AM MST
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