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Bananas are not very good for potassium compared with other food. Below is a
post copied from a lowcarb list I am on that specifies potassium found in a
variety of foodstuffs, not all are paleo:
Hmmm...bananas....let's measure it up....
FOOD.........AMOUNT......................Potassium mgs...........Carb grams*
(*carb grams are with fiber already subtracted, rounded to nearest 10th)
Banana.......1 medium.......................451.................26.7
coffee.......1 Cup..........................128.................0.6
egg..........large..........................170.................0.6
canned salmon-1 cup.........................577................0
low-salt beef frank.........................316................<1
cooked lobster-medium.......................366................0
tuna-water packed-1 cup.....................502................0
unsalted almonds-1 cup......................1039................24
macadamia nuts-1 cup........................440.................24
brussel sprouts-1 cup.......................503.................10
cabbage........1 cup........................631.................3
mushrooms, cooked-1 cup.....................555.................5
spinach, cooked-1 cup.......................566.................2
canteloupe.....1/2 medium...................1426................20
soy flour,roasted/full-fat-1 cup............2138................26
Morton Lite Salt...1/4 tsp...................340mg...............0
Interesting, no?
Paula H.
> >NoSalt is a potassium salt found in the spice aisle along with regular salt
> >in the supermarket. Your hamstrings will recover must faster by using it
> >rather than bananas - and bananas have a lot of carbs. I
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