VERY HIGH POTASSIUM FOODS

Very high potassium foods

(Avoid or strictly limit IF your potassium is high)

Fruits

• Banana
• Mango
• Jackfruit
• Custard apple
• Pomegranate
• Orange
• Litchi
• Coconut water
• Vegetables
• Spinach and other leafy greens
• Drumstick leaves

Tomato / concentrated tomato products

Higher potassium foods – leach before use

Dried fruits

• Large quantities of nuts and seeds
• Potassium-containing salt substitutes
• HIGHER POTASSIUM — LEACH BEFORE USE
• Soak → Boil in plenty of water → Discard the water
• Potato
• Sweet potato
• Yam / Taro
• Beetroot
• Carrot
• Pumpkin
• Raw banana / plantain
• Okra
• Broccoli
• Pulses / legumes
• Toor dal
• Moong dal
• Masoor dal

Moderate potassium

Urad dal

• Chana dal
• Rajma
• Chickpeas
• (Pulses, rajma, chickpeas and soy are important protein sources and also contain phosphorus. Their quantity should therefore be individualized)
• MODERATE POTASSIUM
• Portion size matters
• ONE FRUIT SERVING ≈
• 1 small apple -½ cup cut fruit – 10–12 grapes
• Usually choose one serving a day
• LOWER POTASSIUM CHOICES
• Cereals / Carbohydrates
• White rice
• Idli / dosa rice
• Rava / sooji
• Maida-based foods in moderation
• Vegetables
• Bottle gourd
• Ridge gourd
• Snake gourd
• Ash gourd
• Cabbage
• Cauliflower
• Onion
• Radish
• French beans
• Fruits
• Apple
• Pineapple
• Grapes in appropriate portions
• THE MOST IMPORTANT MESSAGE
• DON’T REMOVE EVERYTHING FROM THE PLATE.
• CKD nutrition is about choosing the right food in the right quantity.
• Potassium restriction should be based on your blood potassium.
• YOUR CKD DIET SHOULD BE PERSONALISED — NOT JUST A LIST OF “GOOD” AND “BAD” FOODS