Fruits of all shapes and colors provide a wealth of nutritious ingredients, vitamins and minerals. Many fruits are also rich in potassium, required by the body for optimal control and function of nerves and muscles. Potassium and sodium are both essential for health health and monitor the heart beat, and are also important for high kidney function. Individuals can ingest potassium through a variety of fruits in order to help prevent conditions caused by low potassium levels such as hypokalemia. According to the National Institutes of Health, safe potassium levels range between 3.7 to 5.2 mg. Low potassium levels are described as those being below 3.5, while high potentially high levels range from 5.1 to over 6.0.
Melons
Honeydew melons and excellent sources of potassium. A quarter of a honeydew melon offers roughly 875 mg of potassium, while a cantaloupe of the same serving size offers approximately 413 mg per serving.
Tree Fruits
Apricots, bananas, nectarines and mangos are just some of the tree fruits that offer adequate amounts of potassium per serving. Apricots and bananas, nectarines, oranges and papayas offer about 250 mg of potassium per 1/2-cup serving, according to Kaiser Permanente.
Fruit Juices
Prune juice and grapefruit juice are also convenient sources of potassium, as is pomegranate juice. Juices served in 1/2-cup serving sizes offer the equivalent of one whole fruit. Grape juice offers approximately 167 mg of potassium per 1/2-cup serving, while orange juice in a 1/2-cup serving size offers approximately 248, according to the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
Rasins and Prunes
Prunes offers in 1/2-cup serving size (approximately 5) offers 365 mg of potassium, while a 1/2-cup serving size of raisins offers nearly 545 mg of potassium.
Tropical Fruit
One medium mango offers about 323 mg of potassium while medium sized Kiwi fruit offer about 252 mg per fruit. Papaya fruit offer about 390 mg for a medium sized fruit while dates offer 581 mg of potassium per 1/2-cup serving size.
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