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| What the banana does have is the highest potassium-to-sodium ratio - 440:1. All vegetables are sources of potassium; foods and herbs that are especially rich sources include green leafy vegetables, celery, lettuce, turnips, dandelion, mint leaves, cabbage, potatoes, cucumbers, cauliflower, whole grains (oats, rye), oranges, dates, grapes, raisins, figs, apricots, peaches, sunflower seeds, nuts, dried fruits, bananas. Processing and cooking leaches potassium out of foods. Supplement sources include potassium salts (chloride, bicarbonate), chelates (aspartate, citrate, etc.) or food extracts. When doctors prescribe potassium supplements, it is usually in the range of 1,500 to 3,000mg per day. If you have lost fluids from nausea or diarrhea, potassium broth is an especially good idea. The minerals will leach out of the vegetables and into the water. |
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