Page 1 of 4 Foods and Drinks Low in Potassium and Phosphorus If you’ve been told to follow a low-potassium and low-phosphorus diet, you may think there is little you can eat. Below is a list of foods and drinks that are low in both these nutrients. The serving sizes listed will help you figure out how much to eat and drink. Remember, if you have more than the serving size, you will get more potassium and phosphorus. For example, ½ cup of apple juice has 150 mg potassium and 10 mg phosphorus. If you drink 1 cup of apple juice, you will be getting 300 mg potassium and 20 mg phosphorus. It is very important to watch your serving size. Food or drink Amount Potassium Phosphorus Beverages Apple juice ½ cup (4 ounces) 150 mg 10 mg Cran-apple juice ½ cup (4 ounces) 35 mg 2 mg Cranberry juice cocktail ½ cup (4 ounces) 25 mg 5 mg Cran-grape juice ½ cup (4 ounces) 30 mg 5 mg Grape juice ½ cup (4 ounces) 40 mg 5 mg Ginger ale 1 can (12 ounces) 12 mg 0 mg Root beer 1 can (12 ounces) 5 mg 0 mg Tea, brewed 1 cup (8 ounces) 85 mg 2 mg Tea, instant 1 cup (8 ounces) 50 mg 3 mg Tea, herbal 1 cup (8 ounces) 20 mg 0 mg Crystal Light 1 cup (8 ounces) 65 mg 0 mg Nectar, apricot ½ cup (4 ounces) 140 mg 10 mg Nectar, peach ½ cup (4 ounces) 50 mg 7 mg Nectar, pear ½ cup (4 ounces) 40 mg 5 mg If you are deaf or hard of hearing, please let us know. We provide many free services including sign language interpreters, oral interpreters, TTYs, telephone amplifiers, note takers and written materials. Page 2 of 4 Food or drink Amount Potassium Phosphorus Lemonade 1 cup (8 ounces) 40 mg 5 mg Rice beverage 1 cup (8 ounces) 70 mg 35 mg Breads and Starches Bread, white 1 slice or roll 25 mg 25 mg Tortilla, flour 8-inch tortilla 70 mg 55 mg Tortilla, corn 6-inch tortilla 45 mg 75 mg Crackers, saltine 4 crackers 35 mg 25 mg Graham crackers 2 squares 20 mg 15 mg Popcorn 2 cups 50 mg 50 mg Macaroni (cooked) 1 cup 40 mg 65 mg Spaghetti (cooked) 1 cup 45 mg 75 mg Noodles, egg (cooked) 1 cup 45 mg 40 mg Noodles, rice (cooked) 1 cup 10 mg 35 mg Barley (cooked) ½ cup 75 mg 40 mg Bulgur (cooked) ¼ cup 30 mg 20 mg Rice, white, long- grain 1 cup 60 mg 75 mg Cereals Chex, Corn 1 cup 25 mg 20 mg Chex, Rice 1 cup 30 mg 35 mg Corn Flakes (not Total) 1 cup 30 mg 15 mg Corn Pops 1 cup 25 mg 10 mg Rice Krispies 1 cup 40 mg 40 mg Special K 1 cup 30 mg 40 mg Cream of Rice (cooked) 1 cup 50 mg 40 mg Grits (cooked) 1 cup 50 mg 25 mg Vegetables Asparagus 4 medium spears 130 mg 35 mg Cabbage, napa or red ½ cup 110 mg 15 mg (raw, chopped) Cauliflower (cooked) ½ cup 90 mg 20 mg Cucumbers ½ cup 75 mg 12 mg Eggplant (cooked) ½ cup 60 mg 7 mg Page 3 of 4 Food or drink Amount Potassium Phosphorus Garlic 3 cloves 35 mg 15 mg Green beans ½ cup 75 mg 15 mg Green pepper (chopped) ½ cup 89 mg 10 mg Lettuce, iceberg 1 cup 100 mg 15 mg Lettuce, romaine 1 cup 115 mg 15 mg Radishes 10 small 50 mg 5 mg Fruits Apple 1 medium 150 mg 15 mg Applesauce, unsweetened ½ cup 90 mg 10 mg Blackberries ½ cup 115 mg 16 mg Blueberries (fresh or frozen) ½ cup 55 mg 10 mg Fruit cocktail ½ cup 110 mg 15 mg Grapes ½ cup 150 mg 15 mg Kumquat 1 medium 40 mg 5 mg Mandarin oranges ½ cup 100 mg 15 mg Passion fruit 1 medium 65 mg 12 mg Pineapple (fresh) ½ cup 85 mg 6 mg Pineapple (canned) ½ cup 150 mg 7 mg Plum (fresh) 1 medium 105 mg 10 mg Raspberries ½ cup 95 mg 18 mg Strawberries ½ cup 125 mg 20 mg Tangerine 1 small 120 mg 17 mg Desserts Cookie, chocolate chip 1 cookie 15 mg 8 mg Cookie, chocolate sandwich 1 cookie 20 mg 10 mg Cookie, fortune 1 cookie 5 mg 3 mg Cookie, gingersnap 1 cookie 25 mg 6 mg Cookie, molasses 1 cookie 50 mg 15 mg Cookie, peanut butter 1 cookie 25 mg 15 mg Cookie, shortbread 1 cookie 10 mg 10 mg Cookie, sugar 1 cookie 10 mg 12 mg Cookie, vanilla wafer 1 cookie 5 mg 5 mg Gelatin ½ cup 0 mg 0 mg Page 4 of 4 Food or drink Amount Potassium Phosphorus Pie, apple ¹⁄8 slice 125 mg 45 mg Pie, blueberry ¹⁄8 slice 75 mg 45 mg Popsicle 1 Popsicle 5 mg 0 mg Sweets and Snacks Butterscotch candy Any amount 0 mg 0 mg Fruit leather ¾ ounce 35 mg 5 mg Gumdrops 1 cup 10 mg 2 mg Honey 1 tablespoon 10 mg 1 mg Jelly beans 10 large 10 mg 2 mg Marshmallows Any amount 0 mg 0 mg Popcorn cakes 2 cakes 65 mg 55 mg Preserves 1 tablespoon 15 mg 5 mg Pretzels 10 twists 90 mg 70 mg Sugar, brown 1 tablespoon 15 mg 1 mg Sugar, white 1 tablespoon 0 mg 0 mg Tortilla chips 1 ounce (about 15 chips) 55 mg 60 mg Condiments Butter 1 tablespoon 3 mg 3 mg Ketchup 1 tablespoon 55 mg 5 mg Margarine 1 tablespoon 6 mg 3 mg Mayonnaise 1 tablespoon 2 mg 4 mg Mustard 1 tablespoon 25 mg 15 mg Oil (canola, olive or corn) 1 tablespoon 0 mg 0 mg Sour cream 1 tablespoon 17 mg 10 mg Tabasco sauce 1 tablespoon 18 mg 3 mg For informational purposes only. Not to replace the advice of your health care provider. Copyright © 2005 Fairview Health Services. All rights reserved. SMARTworks 520277 – REV 01/16..