Most Nutritious: 10 Potassium-Rich Fruits

Do you know what potassium does to the body? It balances the fluid and electrolyte; helps maintain a steady heartbeat and helps calcium takes care of the bones. Getting enough potassium from your diet also helps prevent tired and heavy legs and helps regulates blood pressure levels.

You can get the natural form of potassium from these fruits.

1. Tamarinds – 628 mg/100 g
2. Plantains – 499 mg

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3. Breadfruit – 490 mg
4. Avocados – 485 mg
5. Durian – 438 mg
6. Guavas – 417 mg
7. Custard-apple – 328 mg
8. Bananas – 358 mg
9. Purple passion-fruit – 348 mg
10. Sapotes – 344 mg

Kiwifruit – 332 mg
Currants, European black – 322 mg
Persimmon, native – 310 mg
Abiyuch -304 mg
Jackfruit – 303 mg