Chicken Breast and CKD: Potassium, Phosphorus & Sodium Reference
Short answer: Chicken Breast is rated Moderate for CKD stage 3-4. From a daily-limit view, Chicken Breast lands in the Moderate band: Phosphorus is the highest at 23%.
About Chicken Breast
For Meat & Protein, Chicken Breast is a typical example. Animal proteins tend to be higher in phosphorus, and animal phosphorus absorbs at 60-80% versus 30-50% for plants. Choosing low-phosphorus proteins such as egg whites or tofu, or controlling portions of red meat, is a common CKD approach.
Nutrient insight
Chicken Breast's phosphorus is the top contributor (23% of its limit). Source matters: animal phosphorus absorbs at 60-80%, additive phosphorus near 100% - the same number can mean very different real loads.
Phosphorus / Sodium / Potassium per 100 g
Practical tips
Practical tip: Boiling meat first and discarding the water removes some phosphorus and potassium; prefer low-phosphorus proteins like egg whites.
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