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Which Has MORE Potassium?

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We've all heard that potassium is good for us. It's an essential mineral that is necessary for muscle function, the transmission of nerve impulses and for carbohydrate and protein metabolism.




Your RDI of potassium is 4,200mg, so let's test your knowledge to make sure you're getting enough.




Source, Source, and Source

QuizBananaPotassiumAvocadoBaked Potato

13 Comments

Anonymous is correct - this web page is flat-out WRONG. Google any other REPUTABLE nutrition site and you'll find a medium-sized baked potato with skin always has around 800-1,000 mg of potassium. It's a shame this is one of the first URLs people find on Google, but if people are careful, they will find every other legitimate site contradicts this page's false "data."
This information is incorrect. A medium-sized baked potato with the skin has over 900 mg of potassium. While some avocados have slightly more potassium than a baked potato, some have slightly less depending on the variety and size. Haas avocados, the most popular variety in the US, have much less potassium, because they are so small compared to most other varieties.
ErieIndiana ErieIndiana
Well, I'm trying not to eat starchy foods (like white potatoes) and I'm allergic to both bananas and avacados. What other foods have high potassium?
cm0nster8 cm0nster8
WOW....did not know that.
POPSUGAR Fitness POPSUGAR Fitness
RDI stands for Reference Daily Intake. RDA stands for Recommended Daily Allowance. Check out this post called RDI vs RDA - it'll explain everything.
m38967 m38967
what is RDI? i've heard of RDA, but not RDI. (lol)
tanyapt tanyapt
potassium and vitamin K are not the same thing.
wackdoodle wackdoodle
Wow I got that right. Nutrition classes pay off again.
RebeccaAdele RebeccaAdele
I had a banana and an avocado today! Yum yum new diet! www.alissacohen.com
SU3 SU3
I got the avocado right, but what I didn't know was that a banana has more potassium than a potato. I always thought it was the other way around. :?
pinupsweetheart pinupsweetheart
Wow! I actually got that wrong. I picked the good ol banana.
UrbanBohemian UrbanBohemian
Denise Austin always touts the benefits of Idaho potatoes ("....AND they have more potassium than a banana!"), but she never said anything about avocadoes!
DesignRchic DesignRchic
I would have never guessed a half of an avocado!
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