Potassium in Food

Five Sources of Potassium in Food
To Help Bring the Pressure Down

Potassium in food can be sparse or very rich in content. Highbloodpressure.org presents a growing list of foods fairly high in potassium to very rich. I am thinking of creating an e-book for the convenience of my readers, so you can tap into it, when looking for foods to make up your daily menus and keep the blood pressure under control.

I have 5 new foods to write about that are in the “Rich” category, and they are -

21. Wheat Bran

22. Pecan

23. Yam

24. Swiss Chard

25. Soybean

21. Wheat Bran - Ľ cup = 180mg of potassium

In your search for potassium in food, you may consider wheat bran. It is not one of my favourites as it can lessen the benefits of other nutrients being absorbed by moving through the gut to quickly where the absorption takes place. Also, because of the phytate it contains, it binds with iron, calcium and zinc, and renders them indigestible and unable to be absorbed.

If you do decide to use it, you can sprinkle it on your cereal, add it to stews and soups that help to thicken them, or add it to your doe. I use it myself but sparingly, and believe it is better to get fibre from greens and other vegetables.

22. Pecan or hickory Carya illinoinensis – 100g = 520mcg potassium -

Pecan Pie anyone? High levels of potassium in food ingredients for cakes and pies can be found around your Grandma’s kitchen. I don’t know if it’s true, but Pecan pie seems to be a favourite of the American native. I have often heard that offer in American movies of family gatherings.

The Pecan tree is mostly grown in Georgia, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico, and I`ve read that it`s found growing wild too. Lots of pecan pie! Seriously, it is best to eat pecans on their own if you want to benefit from the potassium without putting the weight on. They are very nutritious and tasty on their own. I wonder about something though! How do you get the nuts from a tree 180 feet high???

23.Yam Dioscorea rotunda – 25gm = 245mg of potassium

You will find potassium in food of the root vegetable variety. Yam is a staple in mostly African, Asian and West Indian cultures. Because my husband is Jamaican, I eat it occasionally while not a favourite food of mine.

Yam is a hardy plant and can flourish in colder climates, so if you have a garden you can try growing some for yourself.

It more or less is cooked the same way as the ordinary potato. Some prefer to leave it in water to leach the potassium but we are interested in keeping it there, so steaming is an alternative way of cooking and leaves all the other nutrients in it like vitamin C and flavanoids, both of which aid in strengthening capillaries.

Did you know? Yam’s original meaning is "to sample" or "taste", so why not put that to task and buy some yam this weekend!

24.Swiss Chard

25.Soybean

Bon Appetite!

Gem

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