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Dietitian _______________________ Phone _________________
FOODS HIGH AND LOW IN PHOSPHORUS
This list of foods will help you identify foods that are high in phosphorus as
well as foods that are low in phosphorus.
Key Points:
• Persons with kidney disease may need to limit phosphorus to prevent heart
and bone problems.
• Read food ingredient labels as many packaged foods and beverages have
phosphorus added to them. Look for the words “phosphoric” or
“phosphate”.
Vegetables
Foods High in Phosphorus
Foods Lower in Phosphorus
Dried beans and peas (such
All other vegetables
as kidney, lentils, lima, pinto,
pork and beans, navy, refried
beans and split peas)
Fruits
None
All fruits
Grains,
Whole grain breads, crackers
Enriched white bread; low salt
Starches
and pastas listing whole-wheat
pretzels and saltine crackers; refined
flour as the first ingredient;
cereals, such as farina, grits; dry
corn tortillas, brown or wild
cereals such as puffed rice,
rice, popcorn; whole grain
cornflakes; white pasta; white rice
and bran cereals such as
oatmeal and shredded wheat;
breads made with baking
powder such as biscuits,
cornbread, muffins, pancakes,
waffles
Dairy
Limit to _____servings
Some non-dairy creamers and milk
Products
daily:
substitutes; sherbet, sorbet
½ cup milk, cream, ice cream,
pudding or yogurt;
½ ounce cheese;
¼ cup cottage cheese
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Protein
Dried beans and peas, peanut
Choose ___ounces per day: Fresh
Foods
butter, nuts, seeds, soybeans,
beef, chicken, fish, lamb, pork,
tofu; processed meats with
turkey, veal, venison, wild game;
phosphorus added
eggs
Oils/Solid
May use 3 Tablespoons cream
Butter, margarine, mayonnaise,
Fats
cheese or sour cream daily
vegetable oils (canola, flaxseed,
olive, peanut, sesame and soybean
oil)
Sweets,
Chocolate candy, cream pie;
Animal crackers, gelatin, hard
Desserts
foods made with chocolate or
candy, jelly beans, popsicles, sugar
nuts such as chocolate cake
cookies, vanilla wafers; white or
angel food cake
Fluids
Colas and pepper-type soft
Coffee, tea, water; soft drinks
drinks; beverages with
without phosphorus additives such
phosphorus additives; beer
as ginger ale, lemon-lime, orange
and root beer
Condiments
Resources:
Herbs and spices; vinegar
National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org
NKDEP www.nkdep.nih.gov
USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
http://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR23/nutrlist/
sr23a305.pdf
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