Potassium
and Magnesium Contents of Foods
Majid Ali, M.D.
(Related YouTube video article is
entitled "Potassium, Professors, and Bananas)
I liberally prescribe potassium
and magnesium supplementation for all my patients
except for those on dialysis or with advance4d
stages of kidney failure. My reason for this is
simple: My patients report good benefits of such
supplementation. They are my true teachers. Of
course, I do order blood tests to monitor that the
blood levels of potassium and magnesium stay close
to upper normal limits.
I discuss the physiological roles
of the two minerals in great detail in "Integrative
Nutritional Medicine," the fifth volume of my
twelve-volume textbook entitled "The Principles and
Practice of Integrative Medicine." Below is a simple
chart that gives the contents of potassium and
magnesium in various food items:
Potassium and Magnesium Contents of Foods
|
Food
Item |
Serving size |
Potassium |
Magnesium |
Beet green |
1 cup |
1309mg |
98 mg |
White beans |
1 cup |
1189mg |
134 mg |
Potato with skin |
1 potato |
1081mg |
101 mg |
Soy bean |
1 cup |
886 mg |
108 mg |
Lima Beans |
1 cup |
955 mg |
81 mg |
Figs |
4 figs |
542 mg |
44 mg |
Prune juice |
1 cup |
707 mg |
36 mg |
Yogurt
(Goat milk preferred) |
1 cup |
531 mg |
39 mg |
Almonds* |
2oz. |
412 mg |
156 mg |
Brazil Nuts |
2oz. |
340 mg |
128 mg |
Baked Beans |
1 cup |
752 mg |
81mg |
Kidney Beans |
1 cup |
713 mg |
72 mg |
Halibut |
1 cup |
490 mg |
91mg |
Pinto beans |
1 cup |
800 mg |
94 mg |
Chickpeas |
1 cup |
477 mg |
79 mg |
Lentils |
1 cup |
731 mg |
71mg |
Tuna |
3 oz |
484 mg |
54 mg |
Brocoli |
1 cup |
456 mg |
37 mg |
Spinach |
1 cup |
839 mg |
163 mg |
Tomatoes |
1 cup |
400 mg |
134 mg |
Artichoke |
1cup |
595 mg |
101 |
*The intake of
almonds and other nuts should be
limited or avoided by individuals
with food allergy.
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