If you have high blood pressure, it is recommended to maintain a diet high in potassium rich food.1 Try to include as many potassium rich foods in your diet as as possible, some foods high in potassium are various fruits, vegetables, dairy foods, and fish.
List of Foods High in Potassium
Foods with Potassium
Serving Size
Potassium (mg)
Apricots, dried
10 halves
407
Avocados, raw
1 ounce
180
Bananas, raw
1 cup
594
Beets, cooked
1 cup
519
Brussel sprouts, cooked
1 cup
504
Cantaloupe
1 cup
494
Dates, dry
5 dates
271
Figs, dry
2 figs
271
Kiwi fruit, raw
1 medium
252
Lima beans
1 cup
955
Melons, honeydew
1 cup
461
Milk, fat free or skim
1 cup
407
Nectarines
1 nectarine
288
Orange juice
1 cup
496
Oranges
1 orange
237
Pears (fresh)
1 pear
208
Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted
1 ounce
187
Potatoes, baked,
1 potato
1081
Prune juice
1 cup
707
Prunes, dried
1 cup
828
Raisins
1 cup
1089
Spinach, cooked
1 cup
839
Tomato products, canned sauce
1 cup
909
Winter squash
1 cup
896
Yogurt plain, skim milk
8 ounces
579
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard References, Release 15 for Potassium, K (mg)
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References
1. DASH (NHLBI) April 17, 1997, issue of The New England Journal of Medicine
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