Meats High in Potassium: Top 30 per 100 g & per Serving
Per 100 g, the meats highest in potassium are Ground chicken (raw) (522 mg, 11% DV), Pork loin (tenderloin, separable lean only, raw) (399 mg, 8% DV) and Salami (Italian, pork and beef, dry, sliced, 50% less sodium) (378 mg, 8% DV). Per typical serving, Chicken (meat and skin, raw) gives the most: 1/2 chicken (460 g) has 869 mg (18% DV). 3 of the 42 meats ranked are a good source (10% DV or more) in a typical serving; 0 reach 20% DV, the FDA bar for “high in”.
Highest in potassium per 100 g
30 of 42 ranked meats, most potassium first. % = share of the FDA Daily Value. n/r = not reported.
Most potassium per typical serving
The same meats ranked by what one typical USDA portion gives, which is what you eat.
| Rank | Food | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Per portion | Per 200 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (meat and skin, raw) | 189 mg4% DV | 1/2 chicken460 g | 869 mg18% DV | 176 mg |
| 2 | Chicken (meat only, raw) | 229 mg5% DV | 1/2 chicken329 g | 753 mg16% DV | 385 mg |
| 3 | Ground chicken (raw) | 522 mg11% DV | 4 oz crumbled113 g | 590 mg13% DV | 730 mg |
| 4 | Pork loin (tenderloin, separable lean only, raw) | 399 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 451 mg10% DV | 732 mg |
| 5 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, raw) | 373 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 421 mg9% DV | 574 mg |
| 6 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, raw) | 359 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 406 mg9% DV | 579 mg |
| 7 | Ground beef (97% lean meat / 3% fat, raw) | 357 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 403 mg9% DV | 590 mg |
| 7 | Beef (top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw) | 357 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 403 mg9% DV | 562 mg |
| 9 | Ground beef (95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw) | 346 mg7% DV | 4 oz113 g | 391 mg8% DV | 505 mg |
| 10 | Ground beef (93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw) | 336 mg7% DV | 4 oz113 g | 380 mg8% DV | 442 mg |
| 11 | Ground pork (96% lean / 4% fat, raw) | 310 mg7% DV | 4 oz113 g | 350 mg7% DV | 512 mg |
| 12 | Ground turkey (fat free, raw) | 295 mg6% DV | 4 oz113 g | 333 mg7% DV | 527 mg |
| 13 | Beef (grass-fed, ground, raw) | 289 mg6% DV | 4 oz113 g | 327 mg7% DV | 292 mg |
| 14 | Chicken thigh (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 269 mg6% DV | 1 thigh without skin116 g | 312 mg7% DV | 301 mg |
| 15 | Turkey giblets (raw) | 198 mg4% DV | 1 giblets157 g | 311 mg7% DV | 319 mg |
Most potassium per 200 kcal
Nutrient density: potassium for the same 200 calories of each food.
| Rank | Food | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Per portion | Per 200 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pork loin (tenderloin, separable lean only, raw) | 399 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 451 mg10% DV | 732 mg |
| 2 | Ground chicken (raw) | 522 mg11% DV | 4 oz crumbled113 g | 590 mg13% DV | 730 mg |
| 3 | Ground beef (97% lean meat / 3% fat, raw) | 357 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 403 mg9% DV | 590 mg |
| 4 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, select, raw) | 359 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 406 mg9% DV | 579 mg |
| 5 | Beef (chuck for stew, separable lean and fat, choice, raw) | 373 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 421 mg9% DV | 574 mg |
| 6 | Beef (top sirloin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, raw) | 357 mg8% DV | 4 oz113 g | 403 mg9% DV | 562 mg |
| 7 | Ground turkey (fat free, raw) | 295 mg6% DV | 4 oz113 g | 333 mg7% DV | 527 mg |
| 8 | Ground pork (96% lean / 4% fat, raw) | 310 mg7% DV | 4 oz113 g | 350 mg7% DV | 512 mg |
| 9 | Ground beef (95% lean meat / 5% fat, raw) | 346 mg7% DV | 4 oz113 g | 391 mg8% DV | 505 mg |
| 10 | Lamb leg (shank half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw) | 290 mg6% DV | 1 oz28 g | 82 mg2% DV | 464 mg |
| 11 | Ground beef (93% lean meat / 7% fat, raw) | 336 mg7% DV | 4 oz113 g | 380 mg8% DV | 442 mg |
| 12 | Lamb foreshank (separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw) | 237 mg5% DV | 1 oz28 g | 67 mg1% DV | 395 mg |
| 13 | Lamb loin (separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, raw) | 276 mg6% DV | 1 oz28 g | 78 mg2% DV | 386 mg |
| 14 | Chicken (meat only, raw) | 229 mg5% DV | 1/2 chicken329 g | 753 mg16% DV | 385 mg |
| 15 | Chicken giblets (raw) | 228 mg5% DV | 1 giblets75 g | 171 mg4% DV | 368 mg |
Which foods are ranked
- The 42 meats on CalorieExplorer with a reported potassium value. They are generic USDA FoodData Central rows (Foundation Foods and SR Legacy) with a plain name: no branded products, restaurant items, survey mixed dishes, baby foods or regional specialty rows.
- Only foods with more than 0 mg are ranked (42 meats); a food with no reported value is left out, never counted as 0.
- Flours, crude brans, powders and dehydrated foods, juice concentrates, mixes, sugars and fortified foods are not ranked: per 100 g they beat every food eaten as is.
- Ties share a rank: foods with the same value per 100 g get the same number, and the next number is skipped.
- Typical portion = USDA's own serving weight for that food (a medium fruit, 1 cup, 1 oz…), as on its food page. Per 200 kcal shows how much you get for the same calories; foods under 5 kcal per 100 g are not ranked that way (–).
- % DV = share of the FDA Daily Value for potassium, 4,700 mg a day for adults and children 4 and older.
- FDA lets a label call a food “high in” a nutrient when one reference serving gives 20% of the Daily Value or more, and a “good source” at 10–19% (21 CFR 101.54). We apply it to the typical USDA portion, which is not always the label's reference amount.
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central (Foundation Foods 2026-04-30; SR Legacy 2018-04). Values per 100 g as published in each food's record, at FDC's precision; serving weights from the same records, retrieved 2026-10-13. Each food page names its FDC ID.
% Daily Value: FDA Daily Values (2016 Nutrition Facts label rule, 21 CFR 101.9), adults and children 4+. How we calculate.
Last updated . Values are averages for the food as described; brands, varieties and cooking change them. Not medical advice.