Minerals

Foods Highest in Potassium

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by potassium content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

MineralsUnit: mg per 100g

50
Foods ranked: 50,009 mg
Highest per 100g

Number one

Salt substitute, potassium chloride

Miscellaneous

50,009mg per 100g

50 foods ranked, values per 100g

Food	Group	mg/100g
1Salt substitute, potassium chloride	Miscellaneous	50,009
2Cream of tartar, dry powder	Miscellaneous	16,500
3Baking powder, dry powder	Miscellaneous	8,267
4Cocoa powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	4,400
5Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules	Non-alcoholic beverages	3,500
6Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules, decaffeinated	Non-alcoholic beverages	3,500
7Tomato, sundried	Vegetable products and dishes	3,170
8Seaweed, nori, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	2,900
9Textured vegetable protein/soy granules	Dairy & meat substitutes	2,380
10Paprika, dry powder	Miscellaneous	2,280
11Spread, yeast, vegemite	Miscellaneous	2,122
12Flour, soya (soy)	Legume and pulse products and dishes	2,090
13Turmeric, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	2,080
14Spread, yeast, marmite	Miscellaneous	1,950
15Chilli (chili), dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,920
16Bean, lima, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,900
17Milk, cow, powder, skim	Milk products and dishes	1,800
18Bean, soya (soy), dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,800
19Cumin (cummin) seed, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,788
20Bean, red kidney, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,470
21Yeast, dry powder	Miscellaneous	1,470
22Treacle or molasses	Sugar products and dishes	1,465
23Apricot, dried	Fruit products and dishes	1,428
24Goji berry, dried	Fruit products and dishes	1,400
25Potato straws, French fries, plain	Snack foods	1,390
26Potato crisps or chips, flavoured (other than salt & vinegar)	Snack foods	1,350
27Pepper, black, ground	Miscellaneous	1,329
28Ginger, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,320
29Milk, cow, powder, regular fat, added vitamins A & D	Milk products and dishes	1,300
30Coffee mix, with beverage whitener & sugar, dry powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	1,300
31Protein powder, hemp seed based	Special dietary foods	1,300
32Milk, cow, powder, regular fat, unfortified	Milk products and dishes	1,300
33Milk, cow, powder, regular fat	Milk products and dishes	1,300
34Bean, haricot, dried	Legume and pulse products and dishes	1,290
35Coriander seed, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,267
36Oregano, dried	Miscellaneous	1,260
37Bean, mung, whole, dried, uncooked	Vegetable products and dishes	1,250
38Potato crisps or chips, plain, salted	Snack foods	1,250
39Lecithin, soy, granules	Miscellaneous	1,210
40Wheat bran, unprocessed, uncooked	Cereals and cereal products	1,200
41Potato crisps or chips, salt & vinegar flavoured	Snack foods	1,200
42Curry powder	Miscellaneous	1,170
43Cardamom seed, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,119
44Beverage base, chocolate flavour, added vitamins & minerals (Milo)	Non-alcoholic beverages	1,100
45Sage, dried	Miscellaneous	1,070
46Bean, broad, dried	Vegetable products and dishes	1,062
47Liquorice, black	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	1,060
48Seed, hemp, dried	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,060
49Cloves, dried, ground	Miscellaneous	1,020
50Nut, pistachio, raw, unsalted	Seed and nut products and dishes	1,000

Rankings

Top Foods by Nutrient

All nutrients

Highest in Calcium Highest in Iron Highest in Protein Highest in Vitamin C Highest in Fibre Highest in Zinc Highest in Magnesium Highest in Sodium Highest in Folate Highest in Cholesterol Highest in Sugar

Source

Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where potassium value is zero or not measured.