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Yield:
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Amount Ingredient
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Instructions: Potatoes & sweet potatoes
spinach, Swiss chard, broccoli, winter squash & parsnips dates, bananas, cantaloupe, mango, plantain, dried apricots, raisins, prunes, orange juice & grapefruit juice
dry beans, peas & lentils
milk and yogurt

Portion % RDA
baked potato 1 7 oz 24%
prune juice 8 fl oz 20%
dried peaches 2 oz 18%
zante currants 1/2 cup 18%
boiled adzuki beans 1/2 cup 17%
avocado 1/2 cup 17%
nonfat yogurt 1 cup 17%
steamed clams 20 small 16%
raisins 1/2 cup 16%
carrot juice 6 fl oz 15%
florida pompano 3 oz 15%
golden raisins 1/2 cup 15%
lowfat yogurt 1 cup 15%
rainbow trout 3 oz 15%
dried apricots 10 halves 14%
cantaloupe 1 cup 14%
boiled lima beans 1/2 cup 14%
orange juice 8 fl oz 14%
banana 1 4 oz 14%
coho salmon 3 oz 13%
honeydew melon 1 cup 13%
dried pears 5 halves 13%
yams, boiled/baked 1/2 cup 12%

The % is based on the unofficial RDA for potassium of 3500 mg/day. My dietary intake for adults, so you might want to use that number instead.

To answer someone elses question, potassium is very important in for maintaining water balance, acid-base balance, muscle contractions and the transmission of nerve impulses. I expect the last two are the key for irregular heartbeats. My textbook says that potassium is critical in maintaining a regular heartbeat.

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