Doctors from the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States recommend that adults consume at least 4700 mg of potassium daily. That’s almost double what many of us actually consume. Many plant foods are a good source of potassium: leafy greens, tomatoes, cucumbers, zucchini, eggplant, pumpkin, potatoes, carrots, beans, dairy products, and nuts. In order to get enough potassium, it is useful to know its content in various foods: 1 cup of cooked spinach – 840 mg; in 1 medium-sized baked potato – 800 mg; in 1 cup of boiled broccoli – 460 mg; in 1 glass of musk melon (cantaloupe) – 430 mg; in 1 medium-sized tomato – 290 mg; in 1 glass of strawberries – 460 mg; 1 medium-sized banana – 450 mg; in 225 g of yogurt – 490 mg; in 225 g of low-fat milk – 366 mg. Source: eatright.org Translation: Lakshmi
2022-11-11