Meat and poultry high in potassium (per serving)
50 meat and poultry ranked by potassium per common serving, from USDA FoodData Central. Chicken leads with 575 mg per 3 oz crumbled (12% of the Daily Value), followed by Pork (517 mg) and HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Pork Tenderloin (498 mg).
Top 10 at a glance
Top 10 meat and poultry highest in potassium
- Chicken, ground (crumbles, cooked, pan-browned)3 oz crumbled (85 g) · 161 kcal575 mg12% DV
- Pork, fresh (loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, with added solution, cooked, broiled)3 oz (85 g) · 144 kcal517 mg11% DV
- HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Pork Tenderloin (Peppercorn-Flavored)3 oz (85 g) · 94 kcal498 mg11% DV
- HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Pork Loin Filets (Lemon Garlic-Flavored)3 oz (85 g) · 100 kcal461 mg9.8% DV
- Beef, round (top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried)3 oz (85 g) · 194 kcal411 mg8.8% DV
- Beef, ground (97% lean meat / 3% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned)3 oz (85 g) · 149 kcal400 mg8.5% DV
- Beef, shank crosscuts (separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered)3 oz (85 g) · 171 kcal380 mg8.1% DV
- Beef, loin (tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled)3 oz (85 g) · 179 kcal377 mg8% DV
- Game meat, deer (tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled)3 oz (85 g) · 127 kcal369 mg7.8% DV
- Lamb, New Zealand (imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried)3 oz (85 g) · 132 kcal368 mg7.8% DV
All 50 meat and poultry ranked
Sort any column. Serving sizes are USDA household measures (a cup, a medium fruit, 3 oz of cooked meat or fish, 1 oz of nuts or cheese). %DV is based on the FDA Daily Value of 4,700 mg.
| # | Food | Serving | Potassium (mg) | % Daily Value | Per 100 g | kcal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken, ground (crumbles, cooked, pan-browned) | 3 oz crumbled (85 g) | 575 | 677 | 161 | |
| 2 | Pork, fresh (loin, top loin (chops), boneless, separable lean only, with added solution, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 517 | 608 | 144 | |
| 3 | HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Pork Tenderloin (Peppercorn-Flavored) | 3 oz (85 g) | 498 | 586 | 94 | |
| 4 | HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Pork Loin Filets (Lemon Garlic-Flavored) | 3 oz (85 g) | 461 | 542 | 100 | |
| 5 | Beef, round (top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, pan-fried) | 3 oz (85 g) | 411 | 484 | 194 | |
| 6 | Beef, ground (97% lean meat / 3% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned) | 3 oz (85 g) | 400 | 470 | 149 | |
| 7 | Beef, shank crosscuts (separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, simmered) | 3 oz (85 g) | 380 | 447 | 171 | |
| 8 | Beef, loin (tenderloin steak, boneless, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, choice, cooked, grilled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 377 | 443 | 179 | |
| 9 | Game meat, deer (tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 369 | 434 | 127 | |
| 10 | Lamb, New Zealand (imported, tenderloin, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried) | 3 oz (85 g) | 368 | 433 | 132 | |
| 11 | Beef, New Zealand (imported, rump centre, separable lean only, cooked, fast fried) | 3 oz (85 g) | 363 | 427 | 160 | |
| 12 | Chicken, broiler or fryers (breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, with added solution, cooked, grilled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 357 | 420 | 126 | |
| 13 | Pork, shoulder (petite tender, boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 353 | 415 | 132 | |
| 14 | Beef, top sirloin (steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0" fat, select, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 348 | 410 | 150 | |
| 15 | Game meat, goat (cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 344 | 405 | 122 | |
| 16 | Game meat, elk (loin, separable lean only, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 343 | 404 | 142 | |
| 17 | Goose, domesticated (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 330 | 388 | 202 | |
| 18 | Game meat, bison (top sirloin, separable lean only, 1" steak, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 329 | 387 | 145 | |
| 19 | Lamb, loin (separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 320 | 376 | 184 | |
| 20 | Lamb, shoulder (blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 313 | 368 | 179 | |
| 21 | Pork, loin (leg cap steak, boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 311 | 366 | 134 | |
| 22 | Pork, Shoulder breast (boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 309 | 364 | 138 | |
| 23 | Pork, Leg sirloin tip roast (boneless, separable lean and fat, cooked, braised) | 3 oz (85 g) | 309 | 363 | 133 | |
| 24 | Lamb, Australian (imported, fresh, leg, center slice, bone-in, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 301 | 354 | 156 | |
| 25 | Bison, ground (grass-fed, cooked) | 3 oz (85 g) | 300 | 353 | 152 | |
| 26 | Game meat, rabbit (wild, cooked, stewed) | 3 oz (85 g) | 292 | 343 | 147 | |
| 27 | Lamb, leg (shank half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4" fat, choice, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 291 | 342 | 153 | |
| 28 | Lamb, ground (cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 288 | 339 | 241 | |
| 29 | Veal, ground (cooked, broiled) | 3 oz (85 g) | 286 | 337 | 146 | |
| 30 | Chicken, broiler (rotisserie, BBQ, wing, meat only) | 3 oz (85 g) | 274 | 322 | 158 | |
| 31 | HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Boneless Pork Loin (Fresh Pork) | 3 oz (85 g) | 264 | 310 | 123 | |
| 32 | Veal, shank (fore and hind) (separable lean only, cooked, braised) | 3 oz (85 g) | 263 | 309 | 150 | |
| 33 | HORMEL ALWAYS TENDER, Center Cut Chops (Fresh Pork) | 3 oz (85 g) | 261 | 307 | 142 | |
| 34 | Turkey, ground (93% lean, 7% fat, pan-broiled crumbles) | 3 oz (85 g) | 258 | 304 | 181 | |
| 35 | Turkey, retail parts (breast, meat only, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 252 | 297 | 116 | |
| 36 | Turkey, retail parts (thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 252 | 296 | 135 | |
| 37 | Turkey, Ground (cooked) | 3 oz (85 g) | 250 | 294 | 173 | |
| 38 | Chicken, dark meat (thigh, meat only, with added solution, cooked, braised) | 3 oz (85 g) | 246 | 290 | 139 | |
| 39 | Turkey, all classes (leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 238 | 280 | 177 | |
| 40 | Turkey, ground (85% lean, 15% fat, pan-broiled crumbles) | 3 oz (85 g) | 235 | 276 | 219 | |
| 41 | Pheasant, cooked (total edible) | 3 oz (85 g) | 230 | 271 | 203 | |
| 42 | Chicken, broilers or fryers (leg, meat only, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 229 | 269 | 148 | |
| 43 | Chicken, broilers or fryers (dark meat, thigh, meat only, cooked, braised) | 3 oz (85 g) | 226 | 266 | 150 | |
| 44 | Chicken patty, frozen (cooked) | 3 oz (85 g) | 222 | 261 | 244 | |
| 45 | Dove, cooked | 3 oz (85 g) | 218 | 256 | 181 | |
| 46 | Duck, domesticated (meat only, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 214 | 252 | 171 | |
| 47 | Pork loin, fresh (backribs, bone-in, cooked-roasted, lean only) | 3 oz (85 g) | 212 | 249 | 217 | |
| 48 | Turkey breast, pre-basted (meat and skin, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 211 | 248 | 107 | |
| 49 | Turkey thigh, pre-basted (meat and skin, cooked, roasted) | 3 oz (85 g) | 205 | 241 | 133 | |
| 50 | Quail, cooked (total edible) | 3 oz (85 g) | 184 | 216 | 193 |
Potassium in specific foods
How this list is built. Values are from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, with Foundation Foods analytical updates where available). The pool is 1,677 whole foods: fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, grains, fish, meat, poultry, dairy and eggs. Spices, herbs, baby foods, powders, flours, dried and freeze-dried items, juices, processed meats, organ meats other than liver and uncommon foods are excluded; meats, fish, grains and legumes are ranked cooked. Each food family appears once and no single animal or plant fills more than six places. Ranking is by amount per serving; the per-100 g column is shown for reference. A food that USDA has not analysed for potassium is left out rather than counted as zero. Full methodology.
Frequently asked questions
Which food is highest in potassium?
Among meat and poultry in the USDA database, Chicken, ground (crumbles, cooked, pan-browned) has the most potassium per serving: 575 mg per 3 oz crumbled (12% of the Daily Value). Per 100 g it contains 677 mg.
How much potassium do I need per day?
The FDA Daily Value used on Nutrition Facts labels is 4,700 mg of potassium for adults and children aged 4 and over. Individual needs vary with age, sex, pregnancy and health conditions.
What counts as a food high in potassium?
FDA labeling rules call a food a 'good source' when one serving provides 10 to 19% of the Daily Value and 'high' or 'excellent' at 20% or more. 0 of the 50 foods on this list reach 20% DV per serving.
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Nutrient values are from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, April 2018; Foundation Foods, April 2026) and shown per serving as described on each page. %DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. This is nutrition data for general information, not medical or dietary advice; talk to a clinician or registered dietitian about your own needs. How the numbers are calculated.