A diet that is good for people with high blood pressure is one that has a lot of potassium but is low in sodium. The types of food that are suitable for this are mostly fruits and vegetables, as shown below.

Food	Serving	Potassium (mg)	Sodium (mg)
Apricots	3 medium	281	1
Apricots (dried)	8 halves	490	13
Asparagus	6 spears	278	2
Avocado	1 half	604	4
Banana	1 medium	569	1
Beans (white)	1/2 cup	416	7
Beans (green)	1 cup	189	5
Broccoli	1 stalk	267	10
Cantaloupe	1/4	251	12
Carrots	2 small	341	47
Dates	10	648	1
Grapefruit	1/2	135	1
Mushrooms	4 large	414	15
Orange	1 medium	311	2
Orange juice	1 cup	496	3
Peach	1 medium	202	1
Peanuts (unsalted)	2 1/2 ounces	740	2
Potato	1 medium	504	4
Prunes (dried)	8 large	940	11
Raisins	1/4 cup	271	10
Spinach	1/2 cup	291	45
Squash (acorn)	1/2 baked	749	2
Sunflower seeds	3 1/2 ounces	920	30
Sweet potato	1 small	367	13
Tomato	1 small	244	3
Watermelon	1 slice	600	6