Beef is one of the high potassium foods. It often has a ratio of potassium to sodium of more than 3 to 1, and can provide more than 200 mg of potassium in a serving.
General Amount Of Potassium In Beef
As far as concentration, there is 225 mg potassium in 100 gm of meat for bottom round beef to 459 mg for ground beef, 95% lean meat. The least amount of potassium is in fat which is 99 mg in 100 gm of fat. The average amount of potassium in beef is about 323 mg in 3 1/2 oz (100 gm) of meat.
The amount of fat is 3.91 grams for round knuckle beef to 20.15 in 100 gm for short loin, porterhouse steak. The only exception is the fat cut from the meat which has 70grams of fat in 100 gm of cuttings.
The Table
In the table, the cut of beef is for All Grades. The differences in nutrient values were small for different grades. Select Grade has slightly less fat than Choice Grade and a small amount more potassium. All Grades was listed in the table because it is usually in between these two grades, being a mixture.
In the table,”separable lean and fat” means the visible fat on the edge of the cut was included in the cut that was measured.
The weights for the potassium and sodium are milligrams. The potassium and sodium values given are for 100 grams (about 3 1/2 oz) of food.
As usual, K is potassium, and Na is sodium.
Except for the potassium to sodium ratio and the amount of potassium per serving (which we calculated), the source of data is:
USDA National Nutrient Database Standard Reference – Release 22.
| Food | K | Na | Ratio K:Na |
| Beef, brisket, flat half, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, braised |
266 | 54 | 4.9 |
| Beef, chuck, arm pot roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, braised |
277 | 56 | 4.9 |
| Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, roasted |
367 | 71 | 5.2 |
| Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, roasted |
385 | 74 | 5.2 |
| Beef, chuck, clod roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4″ fat, all grades, cooked, roasted |
372 | 71 | 5.2 |
| Beef, chuck, clod steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, braised |
283 | 57 | 5 |
| Beef, chuck, clod steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, braised |
293 | 58 | 5.1 |
| Beef, chuck, clod steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4″ fat, all grades, cooked, braised |
287 | 60 | 4.8 |
| Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
293 | 71 | 4.1 |
| Beef, chuck, mock tender steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
293 | 71 | 4.1 |
| Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, shoulder top and center steaks, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, grilled |
361 | 60 | 6 |
| Beef, chuck, shoulder clod, top blade, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, grilled |
322 | 77 | 4.2 |
| Beef, chuck, top blade, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
299 | 67 | 4.5 |
| Beef, chuck, top blade, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
304 | 68 | 4.5 |
| Beef, flank, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
350 | 57 | 6.1 |
| Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned |
328 | 96 | 3.4 |
| Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked |
241 | 73 | 3.3 |
| Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty cooked, pan-broiled |
308 | 92 | 3.3 |
| Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled |
275 | 81 | 3.4 |
| Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned |
380 | 91 | 4.2 |
| Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, loaf, cooked, baked |
271 | 67 | 4 |
| Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, broiled |
304 | 75 | 4.1 |
| Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled |
335 | 83 | 4 |
| Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned |
459 | 85 | 5.4 |
| Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, loaf, cooked, baked |
315 | 58 | 5.4 |
| Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, broiled |
348 | 65 | 5.4 |
| Beef, ground, 95% lean meat / 5% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled |
376 | 71 | 5.3 |
| Beef, loin, bottom sirloin butt, tri-tip roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, roasted |
340 | 55 | 6.2 |
| Beef, loin, bottom sirloin butt, tri-tip steak, separable lean only, trimmed 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
449 | 73 | 6.2 |
| Beef, plate, inside skirt steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
295 | 76 | 3.9 |
| Beef, plate, outside skirt steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
393 | 94 | 4.2 |
| Beef, retail cuts, separable fat, cooked | 99 | 23 | 4.3 |
| Beef, rib, small end (ribs 10-12), separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
378 | 62 | 6.1 |
| Beef, round, bottom round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked |
230 | 37 | 6.2 |
| Beef, round, bottom round, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, braised |
282 | 45 | 6.3 |
| Beef, round, eye of round, roast, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, roasted |
241 | 38 | 6.3 |
| Beef, round, knuckle, tip center, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, grilled |
377 | 52 | 7.2 |
| Beef, round, knuckle, tip side, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, grilled |
365 | 54 | 6.8 |
| Beef, round, outside round, bottom round, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, grilled |
363 | 58 | 6.3 |
| Beef, round, top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
262 | 42 | 6.2 |
| Beef, round, top round, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
264 | 42 | 6.3 |
| Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
299 | 65 | 4.6 |
| Beef, short loin, porterhouse steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
328 | 69 | 4.8 |
| Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
302 | 67 | 4.5 |
| Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
327 | 71 | 4.6 |
| Beef, short loin, t-bone steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/4″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
327 | 75 | 4.4 |
| Beef, short loin, top loin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
356 | 59 | 6 |
| Beef, short loin, top loin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
328 | 54 | 6.1 |
| Beef, short loin, top loin, steak, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
372 | 61 | 6.1 |
| Beef, tenderloin, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
329 | 54 | 6.1 |
| Beef, tenderloin, separable lean only, trimmed to 1/8″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
370 | 60 | 6.2 |
| Beef, tenderloin, steak, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 0″ fat, all grades, cooked, broiled |
341 | 56 | 6.1 |
