30+ Healthy Low Potassium Farmer’s Market Food Finds for Kidney Diets

Whether you’re avoiding high-potassium foods or adding potassium-rich foods, the farmer’s market offers some good foods to eat for kidney health. Farmer’s market foods are also eco-friendly and typically less expensive.

While you’re at the farmer’s market (search Local Harvest to find one near you), remember the following information about potassium so you can make the best choices for your diet.

Low potassium selections

The low potassium fruits and vegetables in this list (below 200 mg/serving) are healthy choices, especially for people on hemodialysis who need to avoid high potassium levels. Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) but not on dialysis may have normal or low potassium levels and don’t require potassium restriction if their lab values are normal on an unrestricted potassium diet.

Low potassium fruits:

Apples

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium with peel/3 per pound

160 mg

Apricots

Portion Potassium amount

2 medium with peel/12 per pound

185 mg

Blackberries

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

120 mg

1 pint

460 mg

Blueberries

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

60 mg

1 pint

225 mg

Cherries, sweet

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

160 mg

1 pint

630 mg

Grapefruit

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 medium

180 mg

1 whole

360 mg

Grapes

Portion Potassium amount

20 average-size grapes

190 mg

Peach

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

170 mg

Asian Pear

Portion

Potassium amount

1 medium

150 mg

Plum

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

105 mg

Raspberries

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

95 mg

1 pint

365 mg

Rhubarb

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

175 mg

1 stalk

150 mg

Strawberries

Portion Potassium amount

6 medium, 1/2 cup

110 mg

1 pint

445 mg

Watermelon

Portion Potassium amount

1 cup

180 mg

1 slice (10" x 1")

480 mg

Low-potassium vegetables:

Asparagus

Portion Potassium amount

6 medium spears

190 mg

Broccoli

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup flower clusters

115 mg

1 bunch

370 mg

Cabbage

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup, raw

85 mg

1 head

2,200 mg

Carrots

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup, raw

180 mg

1 medium

230 mg

Cauliflower

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup, raw

150 mg

Celery

Portion Potassium amount

1 rib

105 mg

Corn

Portion Potassium amount

1 small ear

195 mg

1 medium ear

245 mg

Cucumbers

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

75 mg

1 cucumber

440 mg

Eggplant

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

95 mg

Green Beans

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

115 mg

Mushrooms, white

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

150 mg

Okra

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

150 mg

Onion

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

160 mg

Peas, green

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup, cooked

175 mg

Radish, red

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

10 mg

Scallion, bulb and tops

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

40 mg

Squash, crookneck

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

140 mg

Squash, zucchini

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

150 mg

Turnips

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

140 mg

Turnip Greens

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup, cooked, drained

150 mg

High-potassium fruits and vegetables

The high potassium fruits and vegetables (over 200 mg/serving) in the list below may need to be limited if you are on a low-potassium diet. However, it’s possible to plan small amounts of some of these foods and still stay within your daily target for potassium. Portion size and frequency are important considerations.

 If you’re on peritoneal dialysis (PD you may need to add high potassium foods to avoid potassium depletion. If you’re on home hemodialysis (HHD) or nocturnal dialysis you may find your kidney diet is more liberal in potassium since the treatment provides more dialysis than traditional in-center hemodialysis. People in early stages of CKD usually don’t require a potassium restriction unless blood levels are above normal.

High-potassium fruits:

Avocado

Portion Potassium amount

1 whole

975 mg

Cantaloupe

Portion Potassium amount

1 cup

495 mg

Honeydew

Portion Potassium amount

1 cup

460 mg

Nectarine

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

290 mg

Orange

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

240 mg

Pear

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

210 mg

High-potassium vegetables:

Artichoke

Portion Potassium amount

1 whole, boiled

425 mg

Beets

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup, cooked

260 mg

Brussels Sprouts

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup fresh, boiled

247 mg

Lima Beans (butter beans)

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

450 mg

Mushroom, portabella

Portion Potassium amount

1 whole

300 mg

Potato, russet

Portion Potassium amount

1 medium

950 mg

Potato, red skin

Portion Potassium amount

1 small

750 mg

Pumpkin

Portion Potassium amount

1/2 cup

465 mg

Some vegetables, like potatoes, can be double-boiled or soaked to reduce potassium. The above food lists don’t include high-potassium fruits like banana, kiwi or mango or high-potassium vegetables like bitter melon, bamboo shoots or taro, as these are  imported from other countries. Ask your renal dietitian for additional information on potassium sources in the kidney diet.

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