Potassium Rich Dairy products

Welcome to the list of the top 100 dairy products highest in potassium content. Where the amount of potassium ranges from 1409.00 mg to 155.00 mg per 100g. The top dairy product is Cheese, gjetost with the highest potassium content, which in 100g contains 1409.00 mg of potassium.

The total recommended daily allowance or RDA for potassium is 4700 mg. For the 100g serving of Cheese, gjetost, which contains 1409.00 mg of potassium, the corresponding RDA potassium percentage is 30 %, which is the highest item from the list of dairy products high in potassium.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Cheese, gjetost has a nutritional value score of 14.00 out of 100.Comparing the potassium content and the nutritional density in 100g for Cheese, gjetost; We class this as a high potassium content item compared with all foods in our database.In terms of overall nutritional value we class this as an item with a medium nutritional density value from our list of dairy products.

Other important and potassium related nutrients are Energy, Sodium, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving for Cheese, gjetost, which is the top of the dairy products list for potassium content in your diet, the amount of Energy is 466.00 kcal (23% RDA), the amount of Sodium is 600.00 mg (38% RDA), the amount of Protein is 9.65 g (17% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 29.51 g (45% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 42.65 g (33% RDA). The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Sodium, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the bar chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the potassium content in Cheese, gjetost from the list of dairy products.

Top Twenty List - Highest potassium Content per 100g

Below is a basic list for potassium in dairy products for the top 20 dairy products. A more comprehensive list for the top items can be found at the bottom of the page along with different servings.

1. Cheese, gjetost 1409.00mg (30%RDA)
2. Parmesan cheese topping, fat free 600.00mg (13%RDA)
3. Cheese substitute, mozzarella 455.00mg (10%RDA)
4. Cheese, American, nonfat or fat free 393.00mg (8%RDA)
5. Egg Mix, USDA Commodity 373.00mg (8%RDA)
6. Cheese food, cold pack, American 363.00mg (8%RDA)
7. Dulce de Leche 350.00mg (7%RDA)
8. KRAFT VELVEETA LIGHT Reduced Fat Pasteurized Process Cheese Product 345.00mg (7%RDA)
9. Yogurt, chocolate, nonfat milk 339.00mg (7%RDA)
10. Yogurt, chocolate, nonfat milk, fortified with vitamin D 339.00mg (7%RDA)
11. Cheese product, pasteurized process, cheddar, reduced fat 330.00mg (7%RDA)
12. Cheese product, pasteurized process, American, reduced fat, fortified with vitamin D 330.00mg (7%RDA)
13. Ice cream, bar or stick, chocolate covered 305.00mg (6%RDA)
14. Ice cream bar, covered with chocolate and nuts 304.00mg (6%RDA)
15. Milk, evaporated, 2% fat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D 303.00mg (6%RDA)
16. KRAFT CHEEZ WHIZ LIGHT Pasteurized Process Cheese Product 297.00mg (6%RDA)
17. Cheese, pasteurized process, cheddar or American, fat-free 288.00mg (6%RDA)
18. Cheese food, pasteurized process, swiss 284.00mg (6%RDA)
19. Cheese product, pasteurized process, American, vitamin D fortified 283.00mg (6%RDA)
20. Cheese, cream, fat free 278.00mg (6%RDA)

Highest Amount of potassium per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high potassium foods in your diet. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the potassium nutritional content.

The food with the highest potassium content per typical serving is Milk, evaporated, 2% fat, with added vitamin A and vitamin D which contains 763.56 mg in 1.000 cup (or 252.00 g). The percentage of the recommended daily value for this serving is 16 %. For this serving the Energy content is 269.64 kcal (13% RDA), the Sodium content is 252 mg (16% RDA), the Protein content is 16.81 g (30% RDA), the Total Fat content is 5.04 g (8% RDA) and the Carbohydrate content is 39.66 g (31% RDA).

Milligrams of potassium in dairy products (per 100g)

The list below gives the total potassium content in the top 100 items from the general description 'dairy products' each of which show the potassium amount as well as Energy, Sodium, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. The top 50 food items are shown in the graph below, to give a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The recommended daily allowance for potassium is actually an adequate intake. The RDA for all of the nutrition data listed on this page is for 4.7g per day which is for males and females between the ages of 14 and 70+. For children between the ages of 1-3 years it is 3.0g, for children between the ages of 4-8 years it is 3.8g, and for children between the ages of 9-13 years it is 4.5g. For women during lactation between the ages of 19-50 years the level is slightly higher at 5.1g.

The level of potassium can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 3 items. The highest amount of potassium from the 3 raw items is in Egg, duck, whole, fresh, raw where the content is 222.00 mg per 100g. The number of food items described as lowfat or non-fat are 35 items.

Nutritional Information Summary