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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Nephrol. 2017 Feb 16;32(7):1233–1241. doi: 10.1007/s00467-017-3580-0

Table 6.

Food/food groups source of potassium in CKD children among 2–18 years old a

Ranking Food groups/items Mean (%) Cumulative
(%)
1 Milk 15.9 15.9
2 Fruit 8.5 24.4
3 Fast foods 7.4 31.8
4 Fruit juice 7.0 38.8
5 Potatoes 4.9 43.8
6 Tomato and tomato sauce 3.9 47.7
7 Yogurt 3.4 51.1
8 Banana 3.3 54.4
9 Pork products 3.1 57.5
10 Vegetable soup and other soup 3.0 60.6
11 Ready-to-eat cereals 3.0 63.5
12 Poultry products 3.0 66.5
13 Milk products 3.0 69.4
14 Carrot, sweet potatoes and squash 2.9 72.3
15 Nuts and seeds 2.3 74.6
16 Other vegetables 2.3 76.9
17 Legume (beans) 2.2 79.1
a

Food groups (n = 12) contributing at least 1% in descending order: chips, crackers, popcorn, pretzels, bread and rolls, pasta, pizza, corn and peas, broccoli, spinach and greens, beverage, beef, candy, chocolate and sugary foods, eggs, fish and fish products, biscuit, corn bread, pancakes.