Guide
How much potassium is in beetroot?
Raw beetroot provides roughly 325 mg of potassium per 100 g, per USDA FoodData Central — a real contribution, but well short of the 2,600-3,400 mg most adults need in a day from food overall. A dried beetroot powder serving contributes far less than a serving of the fresh vegetable.
Raw beetroot provides roughly 325 mg of potassium per 100 g, per USDA FoodData Central. That's a real contribution — but it's well short of the 2,600-3,400 mg most adults need in a day from food overall, so beetroot alone isn't a primary potassium source the way a potato or a banana is.
The actual numbers
Per USDA data, 100 g of raw beetroot (roughly two-thirds of a medium beet) contains about 325 mg of potassium. A medium beet, at around 82 g, works out to roughly 260 mg. The National Academies' 2019 dietary reference intakes set the adult adequate intake for potassium at 3,400 mg a day for men and 2,600 mg a day for women, from food overall — so a medium beet covers somewhere around 8-10% of that target, depending on sex. Foods with a bigger potassium footprint per serving include potatoes, bananas, white beans, and leafy greens.
Does beetroot juice have more potassium than the whole root?
Juicing concentrates some nutrients by removing fiber and pulp, but it doesn't add potassium that wasn't already in the vegetable — a given amount of beets juiced will have roughly the potassium of that same amount of beets whole, minus whatever stays behind in the pulp. We haven't found a USDA figure specifically isolating juice from whole-root potassium content, so treat any precise juice number with that caveat.
If you're taking Electric Tiger Beetroot
Electric Tiger Beetroot is 1,300 mg — 1.3 g — of dried whole beetroot powder per two-capsule serving. That's a much smaller mass than the 100 g USDA measures, or even a full medium beet, so the potassium contribution from a capsule serving is proportionally smaller than eating the fresh vegetable. Our label lists only beetroot powder; it doesn't state a potassium amount separately.
One caution: because impaired kidneys clear potassium less efficiently, anyone with kidney disease should ask a doctor before adding any concentrated beetroot product — capsule, powder or juice — to their routine.
Questions people ask
How much potassium is in beetroot?
About 325 mg per 100 g raw, per USDA data — roughly 260 mg in a medium beet. That's a real but modest share of the 2,600-3,400 mg most adults need in a day.
Is beetroot high in potassium?
It's a moderate source, not an exceptional one — potatoes, bananas, beans and leafy greens all provide more potassium per typical serving than beetroot does.
Is beetroot juice good for potassium intake?
It contributes some, in proportion to how much beet went into the juice, but it isn't a concentrated potassium source the way it's sometimes marketed to be.
Does cooking beetroot change its potassium content?
USDA data shows small differences between raw and cooked beet values across nutrients generally, largely from water content changes during cooking; potassium is water-soluble, so boiling in a large volume of water and discarding it can reduce the amount that ends up on the plate compared with roasting or steaming. We haven't found a beetroot-specific figure isolating that effect precisely.
Related reading: foods that contain beetroot, beetroot and zinc, and who should not take beetroot.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
