AAKP NUTRITION COUNTER
                         AReference For 
                         The Kidney Patient
     Key:
     Na=Sodium in milligrams (mg)                      K=Potassium in milligrams (mg)
     Phos = Phosphorus in milligrams (mg)              Protein = Protein in grams (g)
     Calories = Calories in kilocalories (kcal)        oz = ounce
     fl oz = fluid ounce                               tsp = teaspoon
     tbsp = tablespoon                                 * = data not available (please do NOT read as zero)
     Originally edited by Peggy Harum, RD, CSR, LD       
     Certified Specialist in Renal Nutrition, Miami, Florida
     “If you eat too much sodium you can be thirsty, your blood pressure can rise. If you have too much 
     potassium in your diet, it can cause irregular heartbeats. If there is too much phosphorus in your diet, 
     you can develop calcification in your eyes, heart, skin and joints.”
     Before you restrict sodium, potassium, phosphorus, protein and/or calories in your diet, please check 
     with your dietitian. The diet for dialysis is not necessarily low calorie and is NOT LOW PROTEIN.
     The secret of the diet is the size of the portion.
     Reviewed by Maria Karalis, MBA, RD, LD
     Nutrition Consultant for ikidney.com
     REFERENCE:
     Bowes & Church’s Food Values of Portions Commonly Used, Eighteenth Edition, 2005, Revised by Jean A. T.
     Pennington PhD, RD & Judith Spungen Douglass MS, RD, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins,
     Baltimore and Philadelphia.
     Nutritional analysis of products was provided by respective franchise corporations.
     Food                             Portion      NA     K        Phos      Protein   Calories
     Alcohol, 80 proof                3 oz         0      2         4        0         194
     Almonds, dry roasted             1 oz         0      211       139      6.3       169
     Apple                            1 medium     0      159       10       0.3       81
     Apple juice                      8 oz         7      295       17       0.1       117
     Applesauce, sweetened            1/2 cup      4      78        9        0.25      97
     Apricots, canned in syrup        1 cup        28     346       34       1.3       214
     Apricots, plain                  1 cup        2      459       29       2.2       74
     Artichoke, boiled                1 medium     114    425       103      4.2       60
     Asparagus, canned                1 cup        695    416       104      5.2       46
     Asparagus, frozen, boiled        1 cup        7      392       99       5.3       50
     Avocado, Florida                 1 medium     15     1484      119      4.8       340
     Bacon, broiled or panfried       3 strips     303    92        64       5.8       109
     Bagel, plain                     3.7 oz       561    106       101      11        289
     Banana                           1 medium     1      467       24       1.2       109
     Barbeque sauce                   2 tbsp       424    28        3        0.2       39
     Beans, black, canned             1 cup        2      611       241      15.2      227
     Beans, garbanzo, canned          1 cup        11     477       276      14.5      269
     Beans, green, canned             1 cup        354    147       26       1.6       27
     Beans, lima, canned              1 cup        810    530       178      14.6      229
     Beans, soy, boiled               1 cup        2      886       421      28.6      298
     Beans, baked, homemade           1 cup        1068   906       276      14        382
     Beef, ground, 10% fat            3 oz         52     255       164      22.6      182
     Beef, top sirloin, broiled       3 oz         53     309       187      23.5      229
     Beer, most varieties             12 oz        18     89        43       1.1       146
     Beets, canned                    1/2 cup      165    126       15       0.8       26
     Biscuit                          1 medium     537    114       219      3.2       186
     Blackberries                     1 cup        0      282       30       1         75
      Food                                       Portion          NA        K           Phos        Protein      Calories
      Blackeyed peas, canned                     1 cup           718        413         168         11.4         185
      Blueberries                                1 cup           9          129         15          1            81
      Bologna                                    1 slice         274        44          43          3.5          22
      Bread, rye                                 1 slice         211        53          40          2.7          83
      Bread, white                               1 slice         135        30          24          2.1          67
      Bread, whole wheat                         1 slice         148        71          64          2.7          69
      Broccoli, frozen, cooked                   1 cup           24         286         58          2.6          25
      Brownie, homemade                          2” square       82         42          32          1.5          112
      Brussels sprouts, frozen, boiled           1 cup           36         504         84          5.6          65
      Butter                                     1 tbsp          117        4           3           0.1          102
      Butter, unsalted                           1 tbsp          2          4           3           0.1          102
      Cabbage, cooked                            1/2 cup         6          73          11          0.8          17
      Cake, chocolate, icing, low fat            1 cupcake       178        96          79          1.8          131
      Cake, poundcake, fat free                  1 oz            97         31          41          1.5          80
      Candy, Butterfinger                        2.16 oz         121        232         80          7.6          293
      Candy, Hershey’s bar, almonds              1.5 oz          33         195         116         4.5          228
      Candy, Hershey’s bar, no nuts              1.5 oz          36         169         95          3.2          233
      Candy, M & M’s                             1.69 oz         29         80          46          2.1          236
      Candy, Milky Way                           2.1 oz          144        145         86          2.7          254
      Candy, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups          1.6 oz          141        154         72          4.6          232
      Candy, York Peppermint Patty               1.5 oz          12         48          0           0.9          165
      Cantaloupe                                 1 cup           16         547         30          1.6          62
      Carrot                                     1 large         25         233         32          0.7          31
      Cauliflower, boiled                        1/2 cup         9          88          20          1.1          14
      Caviar, black or red                       1 tbsp          240        29          57          3.9          40
      Celery                                     1 large         35         115         10          0.3          6
      Cereal, bran flakes                        3/4 cup         230        170         150         3            90