Originally Posted by FBinNY

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 dried 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.