POTASSIUM CONTENT IN FOOD

Patient with chronic renal failure (CRF) usually have hyperkalaemia or high potassium in the blood. (Normal is 3.5 to 5.5 mEg/L) .Potassium is importance for heart beat and fluid, pH and electrolyte balance.

Example low, moderate and high potassium foods

TYPE OF FOOD	Low potassium (<50 mg/serving)	Moderate potassium (50-100mg/serving)	High potassium (>100 mg/serving)
dairy product		Non-dairy whipped topping	milk soy milk yogurt ice cream chocolate
bread and cereal	white bread, rice, cereal, noodle, and oat	Bran bread , muffin.
Fruits	Strawberry, Plums, Watermelon, Berries, Fruit Cocktail, Lemon and guava	Apples, Pineapple, Peaches, Oranges and Rambutan	Avocados, Bananas Durian, Cempedak Nangka, Mata kucing Dried fruit, Honeydew, Kiwi, Mangos, Papaya and Prune juice
Vegetables	Bean sprout, bitter groud, cucumber, kangkung, cabbage, ketola, and white radish.	All variety of bean, asparagus, tomato, and pumpkin	Banana stem, jantung pisang, petai, sawi,mushroom, potato, broccoli, tuber, bayam and kalian.
Protein rich food		Peanut butter, egg, poultry, fish, pork, beef and veal	Soy product, nut, dried bean and peas
beverages	Syrup drink	Barley, Chinese tea, sugar cane juice.	Canned fruits juice, chocolate drink, coffee, coconut water.

It is important to remember that almost all foods contain potassium. Serving size will determine whether foods are a low, moderate, or high potassium level. A large serving size of a low potassium food can become a high potassium food.