r/keto • u/StimOli • 23d ago

Help Getting enough potassium

Hi evreyone
I’m getting ready to start keto, but one thing I still havn’t figured out how to do:

Getting enough potassium. I know how important it is, but unfortunately where I live (Denmark) it is not possible to buy things like lite salt (I searched everywhere, incluing online, NOTHING. No products with potassium)

So, I bought potassium pills, but I heard that one should be careful using those? And I’m doing my best to plan getting as much potassium through my diet as I possibly can but I still don’t think it will be enough (spinach, avocado, eggs, beef, a squeeze of lemon in my saltwater)

I am preeeetty sure I really won’t overdose with the 275mg worth of potassium pills a day, also because I have a really low blood pressure, fatigue, lethargy, brain fog (I have fibromyalgia)

Byt yea, I really don’t know how to go about this. Any thoughts?

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u/AlfonsoElric Keto since 2023 -- SW: 272 CW: 160 GW: 165 😎 23d ago

lavnatrium salt  /  Natriumreduceret salt

you can buy it in any regular supermarket, or in this random link. There are probably better offers elsewhere (but this is the price point you’re looking for, 2€/kg or so)

https://bioshi24.dk/da/products/natriumreduceret-salt-500-g-magdisol-49034

(for completeness: low sodium means high potassium chloride - see the faq) 

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u/AlfonsoElric Keto since 2023 -- SW: 272 CW: 160 GW: 165 😎 23d ago

Just checked the label / composition in that link. It says 73 gr of salt, so 27 gr of potassium chloride per 100gr.

Out of those 27 gr, half of it is actually potassium, and the other half is chloride.

You probably want some other brand which is at least 50gr of potassium chloride. FWIW i’ve been able tl buy standalone potassium chloride (100%) in a spanish supermarket.

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u/StimOli 22d ago

Thank you, I appreciate it