# How much potassium is in a fig newton?

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**Created:** [July 6, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-potassium-is-in-a-fig-newton/186472 "2003-07-06T00:34:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Calculus_of_Logic)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-potassium-is-in-a-fig-newton/186472/1 "2003-07-06T00:34:57Z")

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I know its high because figs have alot of potassium but i can’t find the info on google on the mg’s of potassium per cookie rating.

Technically, these are generic fig newtons but i doubt theres a difference.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-potassium-is-in-a-fig-newton/186472/2 "2003-07-06T01:01:52Z")

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260 mg of potassium per 42 grams of figs.

Now go scrape out the inside of a fig newton, weigh it, and do the math.

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**Author:** ![Urban\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Urban\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urban_Ranger)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-potassium-is-in-a-fig-newton/186472/3 "2003-07-06T08:15:27Z")

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Just eat dried figs, they are good.

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**Author:** ![The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@The\_Calculus\_of\_Logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Calculus_of_Logic)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2003, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-potassium-is-in-a-fig-newton/186472/4 "2003-07-06T08:21:32Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \*  
> \*\*260 mg of potassium per 42 grams of figs.
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> Now go scrape out the inside of a fig newton, weigh it, and do the math. \*\*

640 mg potassium per 100 g of dried figs.

A fig newton is 18.2 grams, most of it fig so a guesstimation of 100 mg per newton is a good guess.