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Kidney beans have far more potassium (1406 mg per 100g) than bananas (358 mg per 100g). Potatoes (421 mg), sunflower seeds (645 mg), kale (421 mg) and spinach (
by skykooler 10y ago
Kidney beans have far more potassium (1406 mg per 100g) than bananas (358 mg per 100g). Potatoes (421 mg), sunflower seeds (645 mg), kale (421 mg) and spinach (558 mg) all also have more potassium than bananas. Bananas are not that high in potassium relative to all other foods; they are merely high relative to other fruits. (But even in fruits, avocados and figs both have more potassium than bananas.)
As the Wikipedia article on Bananas[1] states: "Although bananas are commonly thought to supply exceptional potassium content,[86] their actual potassium content is relatively low per typical food serving at only 8% of the Daily Value (right table). A compilation of potassium content in common foods consumed in the United States shows that raw bananas rank 1,611th, supplying 358 mg of potassium per 100 g".
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana