Higher risk Meat & Protein
413 foods rated
Here you'll find 413 foods relevant to a kidney-friendly diet. None of these rate as kidney-friendly at stage 3-4 limits. Ratings follow the site-wide rule: the highest of phosphorus, sodium or potassium as a percentage of the daily limit decides the tier.
What this tier means
Higher-risk meat & protein items are the ones to be most careful with: a single 100 g serving can cover a third or more of the daily allowance for one mineral. If they appear in the diet, keep portions tight and spread them across the week rather than daily. Examples in this list include jellyfish, blood sausage and headcheese. For any of these foods, the food page shows exact phosphorus, sodium and potassium values per 100 g plus the share of the daily limit — use that before deciding on a portion.
Higher riskJellyfish, dried, saltedP 20 · Na 9690 · K 3 mgHigher riskBlood sausageP 22 · Na 680 · K 38 mgHigher riskHeadcheese, porkP 56 · Na 941 · K 31 mgHigher riskPork, cured, feet, pickledP 87 · Na 946 · K 13 mgHigher riskPork, pickled pork hocksP 60 · Na 1050 · K 47 mgHigher riskPork, cured, salt pork, rawP 52 · Na 2684 · K 66 mgHigher riskChicken breast, oven-roasted, fat-free, slicedP 60 · Na 1087 · K 67 mgHigher riskSausage, Vienna, canned, chicken, beef, porkP 49 · Na 879 · K 101 mgHigher riskFish, herring, Atlantic, pickledP 89 · Na 870 · K 69 mgHigher riskSandwich spread, pork, beefP 59 · Na 1013 · K 110 mgHigher riskCorned beef loaf, jelliedP 73 · Na 953 · K 101 mgHigher riskChicken spreadP 89 · Na 722 · K 106 mgHigher riskPoultry salad sandwich spreadP 33 · Na 653 · K 183 mgHigher riskBologna, pork and turkey, liteP 94 · Na 716 · K 138 mgHigher riskBeef, bologna, reduced sodiumP 82 · Na 682 · K 155 mgHigher riskMollusks, clam, mixed species, rawP 198 · Na 601 · K 46 mgHigher riskBeef, cured, corned beef, cannedP 111 · Na 897 · K 136 mgHigher riskBologna, turkeyP 114 · Na 1071 · K 135 mgHigher riskBeef, cured, breakfast strips, raw or unheatedP 100 · Na 955 · K 153 mgHigher riskMortadella, beef, porkP 97 · Na 1246 · K 163 mgHigher riskPork, oriental style, dehydratedP 128 · Na 685 · K 139 mgHigher riskBeef, cured, corned beef, brisket, cookedP 125 · Na 973 · K 145 mgHigher riskHam salad spreadP 120 · Na 1075 · K 150 mgHigher riskCrustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, cannedP 195 · Na 870 · K 80 mgHigher riskSausage, beef, cured, cooked, smokedP 105 · Na 1131 · K 176 mgHigher riskSausage, Polish, pork and beef, smokedP 107 · Na 848 · K 189 mgHigher riskSausage, pork and beef, fresh, cookedP 107 · Na 929 · K 189 mgHigher riskKnackwurst, knockwurst, pork, beefP 98 · Na 930 · K 199 mgHigher riskLuncheon meat, pork, cannedP 82 · Na 1289 · K 215 mgHigher riskSausage, smoked link sausage, pork and beefP 121 · Na 911 · K 179 mgHigher riskBacon, turkey, low sodiumP 145 · Na 900 · K 156 mgHigher riskPork, cured, ham, separable fat, boneless, unheatedP 143 · Na 616 · K 174 mgHigher riskSausage, turkey, pork, and beef, low fat, smokedP 74 · Na 796 · K 243 mgHigher riskFrankfurter, beef, low fatP 191 · Na 744 · K 129 mgHigher riskPork, cured, separable fat, roastedP 160 · Na 624 · K 164 mgHigher riskBologna, beef, low fatP 178 · Na 821 · K 147 mgHigher riskPork sausage rice links, brown and serve, cookedP 116 · Na 689 · K 212 mgHigher riskCrustaceans, crab, queen, cooked, moist heatP 128 · Na 691 · K 200 mgHigher riskDutch brand loaf, chicken, pork and beefP 119 · Na 786 · K 210 mgHigher riskBologna, beef and pork, low fatP 181 · Na 1108 · K 156 mgHigher riskBologna, chicken, turkey, porkP 185 · Na 922 · K 152 mgHigher riskPate de foie gras, canned, smokedP 200 · Na 697 · K 138 mgHigher riskPate, goose liver, smoked, cannedP 200 · Na 697 · K 138 mgHigher riskPate, liver, not specified, cannedP 200 · Na 697 · K 138 mgHigher riskPate, truffle flavorP 200 · Na 807 · K 138 mgHigher riskFish, salmon, chinook, smoked, regularP 164 · Na 2000 · K 175 mgHigher riskFish, salmon, chinook, smokedP 164 · Na 672 · K 175 mgHigher riskPork, cured, breakfast strips, raw or unheatedP 137 · Na 987 · K 204 mgHigher riskPork, cured, shoulder, blade roll, separable lean and fat, roastedP 156 · Na 973 · K 194 mgHigher riskBologna, pork, turkey and beefP 128 · Na 1055 · K 222 mgHigher riskFrankfurter, beef, pork, and turkey, fat freeP 132 · Na 880 · K 220 mgHigher riskFrankfurter, meat, heatedP 211 · Na 1013 · K 141 mgHigher riskMother's loaf, porkP 129 · Na 1127 · K 225 mgHigher riskBeerwurst, beer salami, porkP 103 · Na 1240 · K 253 mgHigher riskFrankfurter, meatP 206 · Na 1090 · K 152 mgHigher riskPork, cured, ham, separable fat, boneless, heatedP 169 · Na 677 · K 195 mgHigher riskFrankfurter, chickenP 162 · Na 1027 · K 202 mgHigher riskSausage, pork and turkey, pre-cookedP 136 · Na 876 · K 230 mgHigher riskPork, cured, bacon, unpreparedP 166 · Na 751 · K 201 mgHigher riskBraunschweiger, porkP 168 · Na 977 · K 199 mgHigher riskLuncheon sausage, pork and beefP 122 · Na 1182 · K 245 mgHigher riskCrustaceans, shrimp, mixed species, imitation, made from surimiP 282 · Na 705 · K 89 mgHigher riskThuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, porkP 111 · Na 1300 · K 260 mgHigher riskSausage, turkey, reduced fat, brown and serve, cookedP 164 · Na 721 · K 207 mgHigher riskSausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hotP 136 · Na 1540 · K 237 mgHigher riskTurkey breast, low salt, prepackaged or deli, luncheon meatP 162 · Na 772 · K 211 mgHigher riskPolish sausage, porkP 136 · Na 876 · K 237 mgHigher riskPork sausage, link/patty, fully cooked, unheatedP 164 · Na 810 · K 211 mgHigher riskRoast beef spreadP 116 · Na 724 · K 259 mgHigher riskBratwurst, pork, beef and turkey, lite, smokedP 132 · Na 982 · K 246 mgHigher riskPastrami, beef, 98% fat-freeP 150 · Na 1010 · K 228 mgHigher riskSausage, chicken, beef, pork, skinless, smokedP 132 · Na 1034 · K 246 mgHigher riskBeerwurst, beer salami, pork and beefP 135 · Na 881 · K 244 mgHigher riskBeerwurst, pork and beefP 135 · Na 732 · K 244 mgHigher riskSausage, Italian, turkey, smokedP 185 · Na 928 · K 197 mgHigher riskSausage, turkey, hot, smokedP 185 · Na 916 · K 197 mgHigher riskCheesefurter, cheese smokie, pork, beefP 178 · Na 1082 · K 206 mgHigher riskSausage, pork and beef, with cheddar cheese, smokedP 178 · Na 848 · K 206 mgHigher riskSausage, summer, pork and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheeseP 178 · Na 1483 · K 206 mgHigher riskSwisswurst, pork and beef, with swiss cheese, smokedP 178 · Na 827 · K 206 mgHigher riskBeef, cured, pastramiP 175 · Na 1078 · K 210 mgHigher riskBologna, chicken, porkP 223 · Na 1240 · K 162 mgHigher riskKielbasa, fully cooked, unheatedP 168 · Na 928 · K 217 mgHigher riskMollusks, scallop, mixed species, imitation, made from surimiP 282 · Na 795 · K 103 mgHigher riskSausage, pork, turkey, and beef, reduced sodiumP 147 · Na 679 · K 240 mgHigher riskPork, cured, ham, patties, unheatedP 149 · Na 1088 · K 239 mgHigher riskFrankfurter, beef, heatedP 139 · Na 852 · K 252 mgHigher riskPicnic loaf, pork, beefP 125 · Na 1164 · K 267 mgHigher riskSalami, cooked, beefP 205 · Na 1140 · K 188 mgHigher riskChicken, wing, frozen, glazed, barbecue flavoredP 205 · Na 615 · K 190 mgHigher riskSausage, beef, fresh, cookedP 141 · Na 813 · K 258 mgHigher riskLiver sausage, liverwurst, porkP 230 · Na 860 · K 170 mgHigher riskLiverwurst spreadP 230 · Na 700 · K 170 mgHigher riskPork, cured, ham and water product, shank, bone-in, separable lean and fat, unheatedP 188 · Na 936 · K 215 mgHigher riskPork, cured, ham and water product, shank, bone-in, separable lean and fat, heated, roastedP 193 · Na 945 · K 216 mgHigher riskSausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unpreparedP 126 · Na 904 · K 285 mgHigher riskSausage, Berliner, pork, beefP 130 · Na 1297 · K 283 mgHigher riskBratwurst, beef and pork, smokedP 130 · Na 848 · K 283 mgHigher riskBeef, cured, corned beef, brisket, rawP 117 · Na 1217 · K 297 mgHigher riskBratwurst, pork, beef, linkP 134 · Na 1112 · K 281 mg