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Yesterady I was commenting about my experience with potassium and the member below recommended the following:
akla474747 wrote: "I was looking at your food list, and it seems like you might not be as affected by some in the "potassium isn't on food labels" problem...people who add their own foods all the time frequently get into that situation. High potassium food are generally really nutrient rich, so I've been trying to just leave the list up when I'm going shopping... this is a nice list. http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutr ition-101/more-potassium-please-0040000000112 5/
And I read somewhere that sodium & potassium work against each other, so... one reason that the 4700 mg potassium goal was set (goal to reduce blood pressure and help your body work more effectively) is because the average american eats 3400 mg of sodium. So, by setting the potassium goal above that, they are trying to counter high sodium consumption. So, if your sodium goal is lower than the 2400 set by the "number pickers", your potassium goal may be lower as well. Important to get MORE potassium than sodium though. Good luck!
1,000 mg
Avocado (1 cup)
Baked potato (8 ounces with skin)
Beet greens (3/4 cup, cooked)
Edamame (1 cup shelled, cooked)
Lima beans (1 cup, cooked)
Papaya (1 large)
Sweet potato (1 cup, cooked)
750 mg
Plantains (1 cup, cooked)
Salmon (6 ounces, raw)
Tomato sauce (1 cup)
Winter squash (1 cup, cooked)
500 mg
Banana (1 large)
Beets (1 cup, cooked)
Cantaloupe (1 cup)
Dried apricots (12 halves)
Dried figs (4)
Orange juice (1 cup)
Yogurt (1 cup plain low-fat)"
Thanks for the info about potassium vs. sodium. I never new that or understood the potassium level that was set, but this clears up ALOT! I appreciate you looking into this for everyone. Now to hit the foods here on your list to start reaching the potassium goal! 
Here are more foods to look up the potassium level.
mushrooms :
- Shitake dried 84 mg (per 5g edible portion)
- shiro-kikurage dried 70 mg (per 5g edible portion)
- kikurage dried 150 mg (per 15g edible portion)
- common mushroom 33 mg (per 10g edible portion)
- oyster mushroom 282 mg (per 90g edible portion)
- winter mushroom 289 mg (per 100g edible portion)
- maitake raw 312 mg (per 105g edible portion)
CABBAGE:
853 mg potassium in Cabbage Japanese
371 mg potassium Chinese Cabbage
312 mg potassium in swamp cabbage
You really need to look these up as there are lots of different ways to cook them and the potassium vaires
252 mg potassium pok choi raw
246 mg potassium raw cabbage
Cucumber large 442 mg potassium
Fresh Strawberries 18 mg potassium per strawberry
Honey 1 tablespoon 11 mg potassium
Jerusalem Artichokes 1 cup 644 mg potassium
Lima Beans 1 cup 955 mg potassium
Mangoes 1 23 mg potassium
Oat Bran 1 cup 532 mg potassium
Pears 1 pear 333 mg potassium
Plantains 1 medium 893 mg potassium
Lettuce 1 leaf 19 mg mg potassium
Raw Onions 1 slice 20 mg potassium
Raw Garlic 1 clove 12 mg potassium
Raw Radishes 1 radish 10 mg potassium
Raw Peppers 1 ring18 mg potassium
Tomatoes 1 cup 528 mg potassium
White Bread 1 slice17 mg potassium
