Could you please tell me what foods contain potassium, to the extent of making your potassium level dangerous.
Monday, February 15th, 2010 at
9:43 PM
Recent heart attack due to high levels of potassium..colorestrol…would like to know what foods contain levels of this two to hurt the extent of hurting your heart…
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Foods Containing Potassium
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Almonds — 1.3
Apples — 1.9
Apple butter — 1.4
Apple juice — 2.1
Apricots, raw — 5.5
Apricots, canned, no sugar — 6.5
Apricots, frozen, sweetened — 2.3
Apricot nectar — 2.7
Asparagus, raw — 10.1
Asparagus, boiled — 9.1
Asparagus, canned, solids & liquids — 9.2
Asparagus, frozen — 10.4
Avocados — 3.6
BABY FOODS
" " cereal, high proteinn — 3.0
" " custard pudding — 0.9
" " fruit pudding — 0.8
" " dinner, vegetable & bacon — 1.9
" " applesauce — 0.9
" " bannana & tapioca — 1.4
" " beans, green, canned — 4.2
" " beets, canned — 6.2
" " tomato soup — 5.4
Bacon, fried — 0.4
Bacon, Canadian, fried — 1.8
Bamboo shoots — 19.8
bannanas — 4.4
Barley — 0.5
Bass, sea — 2.8
BEAN SEEDS
" " white, raw — 3.5
" " lima, raw — 5.3
" " lima, boiled — 3.8
" " lima, canned, drained — 2.3
" " lima, canned & liquid — 3.1
" " lima, frozen — 4.8
" " lima, frozen, baby — 3.6
Beans, mung, sprouted — 6.4
Beans, sprouted, mung, boiled — 5.6
BEANS, GREEN SNAP
" " raw — 7.6
" " boiled, short time, minimum water — 6.0
" " boiled, long time much water — 6.0
" " canned, with liquid — 5.3
" " canned, solids only — 4.0
" " canned, liquid — 9.5
" " canned, low sodium with liquid — 5.9
" " frozen — 6.4
BEEF, BROILED OR ROAST
chuck 18% fat — 1.1
" " hamburger, lean — 2.6
" " hamburger, regular — 1.6
" " corned, medium fat — 0.4
" " chipped, cooked, creamed — 1.0
Beer — 0.6
Beets, raw — 7.8
Beets, cooked — 6.5
Beets, canned, & liquid — 4.9
Beet greens — 23.7
Blackberries — 2.9
Blueberries, raw — 1.3
Blueberries, canned — 0.8
Blueberries, canned with syrup — 0.4
Blueberries, frozen — 1.5
Blueberries, frozen with syrup — 0.6
Bouillion cubes (sodium = 200.0) — 0.8
Brains, all kinds — 1.6
Bran, with sugar & malt — 4.4
Bran flakes — 3.0
Brazilnuts — 1.1
BREADS
" "cracked wheat — 0.5
" " pumpernickel — 1.8
" " rye — 0.6
" " white 6% dry milk — 0.4
Broccoli, raw — 12.0
Broccoli, frozen — 8.7
Broccoli, frozen, boiled — 8.5
Brussels sprouts, raw — 8.7
Brussels sprouts, frozen — 9.1
Brussels sprouts, frozen, boiled — 8.9
Buckwheat, whole — 1.8
Butter — 0.0
Buttermilk — 3.9
Cabbage, raw — 9.0
Cabbage, shredded, boiled, little water — 8.1
Cabbage, wedges, boiled — 8.4
Cake, angelfood — 0.3
Cake, chocolate {others similar} — 0.4
Cake icing, maximum value — 0.5
CANDY
" " butterscotch — 0.0
" " caramel — 0.5
" " chocolate — 0.5
" " Fudge — 0.4
" " gum drops — 0.0
" " peanut bars — 0.9
Cantalope {also called muskmellon} — 8.4
CARROTS
" " raw — 9.0
" " boiled — 7.2
" " canned, with liquid — 4.3
" " canned, drained — 4.0
Cashew nuts — 0.8
Cauliflower, raw — 10.9
Cauliflower, frozen — 10.2
Celery, raw — 20.0
Celery, boiled — 17.0
Chard, Swiss — 22.0
Chard, Swiss, boiled — 18.0
CHEESE
" " camembert — 0.4
" " cheddar, American — 0.3
" " cottage — 0.8
" " cream — 0.2
" " Swiss — 0.3
" " pasteurized — 0.2
Cherries, sour — 3.3
Cherries, sweet — 2.7
Chestnuts — 2.3
Chicken, light meat, roasted, no skin — 2.5
Chicken, dark meat, roasted, no skin — 1.8
Chives — 8.9
Chop suey, canned — 2.2
Clams — 3.9
Coconut, dried — 0.9
Coconut water — 7.0
Cod, broiled — 2.4
Coffee, instant — 36.0
Collards — 10.0
Collards, frozen — 8.0
Corn, raw — 3.0
Corn, boiled — 2.0
Corn, canned, liquid — 1.5
Corn, frozen — 2.5
Corn grits, degreased — 0.2
Corn flakes — 0.3
Corn starch — 0.0
Crab, canned — 1.1
Cranberry — 2.0
Cranberry sauce — 0.2
Cream, half & half — 1.0
Cream, heavy whipping — 0.3
Cress — 18.9
Cucumber {also see pickels} — 11.0
Custard, baked — 1.3
Dandelion — 8.8
Dates — 2.4
Duck meat — 1.7
Egg, frozen — 0.8
Egg white, frozen — 2.8
Egg yolk, frozen — 0.3
Egg unfrozen, probably the same as frozen — ?
Eggplant — 8.5
Elderberries — 4.2
Endive — 14.7
Farina — 0.2
Figs — 2.3
Filberts — 1.1
Flounder — 2.9
Gelatin {not from Handbook #8} — 0.0
Gin — 0.0
Goose, roasted meat — 2.6
Grapefruit juice — 4.2
Grapes, American — 2.3
Grape juice canned — 1.8
Grape juice, frozen — 0.6
Grape juice, drink — 0.6
Haddock, raw — 3.8
Haddock, fried — 2.1
Halibut, raw — 4.5
Halibut, broiled — 3.1
Herring, Pacific, raw — 4.2
heart chicken — 0.8
heart hog — 0.7
Honey — 0.2
Horseradish, raw — 6.5
Ice cream — 0.4 to 0.9
Jams — 0.3
Jelly — 0.3
Jujube {Chinese date} — 2.6
Kale, leaves — 7.1
Kidneys, beef, cooked — 1.3
Kohlrabi, raw — 12.8
Lamb 21% fat, raw — 1.1
Lamb 21% fat, cooked — 0.9
Lard — 0.0
Lemon juice, raw — 5.5
Lentils — 2.3
Lettuce, crisphead — 13.4
Lettuce, looseleaf — 14.7
Liver, beef, cooked — 1.7
Liver, chicken, cooked — 1.7
Lobster & shrimp, raw — 2.4
Lobster, cooked & canned — 1.9
Loganberries — 3.1
Lychees — 2.7
Macaroni, enriched — 0.5
Milk — 2.2
Milk, skimmed — 4.0
Milk, human — 0.7
Milk, goat — 2.6
Molasses, light — 3.6
Molasses, blackstrap — 13.7
Mullet — 2.0
Mushrooms — 14.7
Muskmellon — 8.4
muskmellon, frozen in syrup — 3.0
Oatmeal — 0.9
Ocean perch — 4.1
Oils, salad or cooking — 0.0
Okra, raw — 6.9
Okra, boiled & drained — 6.0
Okra, frozen — 5.6
Okra, frozen, then boiled — 4.3
Olives, green, pickled — 0.5
Olives, ripe, pickled — 0.3
Onions — 4.1
Onions, boiled & drained — 3.8
Onion tops — 8.6
Orange juice — 4.4
Orange drink 40% — 1.9
Oysters — 1.8
Papayas — 6.0
Parsley — 16.5
Parsnips — 7.1
Peaches — 5.3
Peach nectar — 1.6
Peanuts, roasted — 1.2
Peanut butter, moderate added fat, salt, sweet — 1.0
Pears — 2.1
PEAS
" " raw — 3.8
" " canned, less liquid — 1.1
" " frozen — 2.1
" " split — 2.6
" " boiled — 2.8
" " edible pod — 3.2
Pecans — 0.9
peppers, garden type — 9.7
peppers, hot, pods — 3.8
Perch, yellow — 2.5
Persimmons — 2.3
Pickles, dill — 18.2 {sodium=130}
Pike, walleye — 3.4
pineapple, raw — 2.8
pineapple juice — 2.7
Pistachio nuts — 1.6
plums, raw — 4.6
Pollack, raw — 3.7
Pomegranite pulp, raw — 4.1
Porgy & scup, raw — 2.6
Pompano raw — 1.2
Pork, ham 28% fat, cooked — 1.0
Pork, ham 28% fat, raw — 0.9
Pork, ham, cured, canned — 1.8
Potatoes, raw — 5.4
Potato chips — 2.0
prickly pears — 4.0
Prunes, uncooked — 2.7
Prune juice — 3.1
Pumpkin — 13.0
Radishes — 19.0
Raisins — 2.7
RASPBERRIES
" " black, raw — 2.7
" " red, raw — 2.9
" " black, canned, with & without artificial sweetener– 2.7
" " red, canned with & without artificial sweetener — 3.3
" " red, frozen, sweetened — 1.0
Rhubarb — 15.6
Rice, brown — 0.6
Rice, white — 0.3
Rice bran — 5.4
Rice, flaked — 0.5
Rice, puffed — 0.3
Rockfish raw — 4.0
Rockfish, oven cooked — 4.2
Roe, cooked, baked, or boiled, cod & shad — 1.0
Rutabaga, raw — 5.2
Rutabaga, boiled — 4.3
Rye, whole grain — 1.4
Rye flour, light — 0.4
Rye flour, medium — 0.6
Rye flour, dark — 2.6
Sablefish, raw — 1.9
SALAD DRESSING
" " mayonnaise — 0.0
" " blue & roquefort — 0.2
" " catsup — 3.4
" " French — 0.2
" " Italian — 0.0
" " Russian — 0.3
" " thousand island — 0.2
SALMON, raw same as canned, some canned in brine
" " chinook,king — 1.8
" " chum — 2.4
" " coho, silver — 2.2
" " pink, humpback — 2.7
" " sockeye, red — 1.9
Sapodillas, raw — 2.2
Sardines, Atlantic, canned in oil, drain — 2.9
Sardines, Pacific canned in tomato sauce, solid & liquid — 1.6
Sauerkraut, with liquid — 7.8 {sodium=41.4}
Sausage — 0.5-1.1
Scallops, cooked — 4.3
SEAWEEDS, (note: seaweed calories may be indigestible)
" " Irish moss — 1.3
" " kelp — 2.1
" " wakame — 1.1
Sesame seeds — 1.3
Shrimp & lobster, raw — 2.4
Sirup, cane — 1.6
Sirup, maple — 0.7
Sorghum grain, all — 1.1
Soybeans, mature — 4.3
Spaghetti, enriched — 0.5
Spinach, raw — 18.1
Spinach, boiled, drained — 14.0
Spinach, frozen — 17.0
Spinach, New Zealand — 41.7
SQUASH, raw
" " crookneck — 10.1
" " Zucchini — 11.9
" " acorn — 8.7
" " butternut — 9.0
Strawberries, raw — 4.4
Strawberries, frozen, sweetened — 1.0
Sugar, brown — 0.9
sugar, white — 0.0
Sunflower seeds — 1.6
Sweet potato — 2.1
Sweet potato — 2.1
Tamarinda, raw — 3.3
Tangerine — 2.8
Tangerine juice {fresh or canned} — 4.1
Tapioca — 0.1
Taros, raw — 5.2
Tartar sauce — 0.1
Tea — 12.5
TOMATOES
" " raw — 11.1
" " canned, low sodium — 10.3
" " juice — 12.0
" " catsup — 3.4
Tripe, beef — 0.1
Tuna, canned in water, unsalted — 2.2
Turkey flesh, roasted — 1.9
Turnips — 8.9
Turnip greens, canned — 13.5
Veal 15% fat, cooked — 2.7
Vegetable juice — 13.0
Vinegar — 7.3
Walnuts — 0.7
Watercress — 14.8
Watermellon — 3.8
WHEAT
" " whole grain — 1.1
" " flour, whole — 1.1
" " flour, white– 0.3
" " bran — 5.3
" " germ — 2.3
" " puffed — 0.9
" " puffed, with sugar — 0.3
" " shredded — 1.0
Whitefish, lake — 1.9
Wine — 1.1
Yeast, brewers — 6.7
Yeast, bakers — 7.1
Yoghurt, from skim — 2.9
Yoghurt, from whole — 2.1
You seriously should be asking your doctor this. You just had a heart attack and you come to Yahoo Answers for medical advice?!
But bananas. Yeah, bananas.
Soya flour1650mg9mg47%450
Black treacle1500mg97mg43%260
Apricots ready-to-eat1380mg15mg39%160
Bran Wheat1160mg28mg33%200
Tomato Puree1150mg240mg33%70
Sultanas1050mg20mg30%275
Raisins1020mg60mg30%270
Potato chips (crisps UK)1000mg1000mg29%450
All Bran1000mg900mg29%260
Wheatgerm950mg5mg27%300
Figs900mg60mg26%100
Dried mixed fruit880mg48mg25%230
Bombay Mix790mg800mg23%500
Papadums750mg2400mg22%370
Currants720mg14mg22%270
Sultana Bran660mg700mg19%300
Seeds average650mg20mg18%500
Nuts average (unsalted)600mg300mg17%600
Baked Potato + skin600mg12mg17%130
Roast Potato550mg9mg16%160
Oven chips530mg50mg15%170
Bran Flakes530mg1000mg15%320
Gammon lean520mg2200mg15%170
Soya beans boiled510mg2mg15%140
Plantain boiled500mg4mg14%112
Raisin Splitz500mg