Originally Posted by
tmac100
Is this per gm, per mouthful or per piece of fruit? Seriously what do you mean by more? I currently don't have access to nutrition tables ...
As a long time believer of dried apricot as on-the-road food, I suspect that the comparison may be biased. I haven't checked lately, but suspect that people are comparing d
ried apricots to
fresh bananas. Figuring that fresh fruits have high percentages of water, comparing any dried fruit to another whole fruit is pretty meaningless, unless it's just a practical comparison based on how people would be eating them.
BTW- here's a table showing the potassium content of various foods. It shows that 1/4 cup of dried apricots has about 90% of the potassium of medium banana which is much more than 1/4 cup in volume. Whether 1/4 cup of dried fruit is an easier to eat snack than a whole banana is up to you.
BTW- apricots have more potassium per calorie, which may be the measure that supports the claim that they're richer in potassium than bananas.
