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541 tested recipes from 38 world cuisines. Every dish has phosphorus, sodium & potassium counts — so you can eat well, stay safe.

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Banchan — Radish Kimchi (Kkakdugi) — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Banchan — Radish Kimchi (Kkakdugi)

40 min 4 serv 40 kcal

Banchan Crunchy Fermented Kimchi Radish

Banchan — Spinach Namul — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Banchan — Spinach Namul

15 min 4 serv 80 kcal

Banchan Kidney Friendlier No Sesame Side Dish Spinach

Bibim Guksu — Spicy Mixed Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bibim Guksu — Spicy Mixed Noodles

15 min 2 serv 420 kcal

Bibim Guksu Cold Gochujang Noodle Quick Spicy

Bibim Naengmyeon — Spicy Cold Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bibim Naengmyeon — Spicy Cold Noodles

30 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Cold Gochujang Naengmyeon Noodle Spicy Summer

Bibimbap — Mixed Rice Bowl — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bibimbap — Mixed Rice Bowl

45 min 2 serv 580 kcal

Beef Bibimbap Gochujang Iconic Mixed Rice Vegetable

Bindaetteok — Mung Bean Pancake — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bindaetteok — Mung Bean Pancake

60 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Bindaetteok Kimchi Market Mung Bean Pancake

Bossam Kimchi — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bossam Kimchi

120 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Cabbage Fermented Kimchi Traditional

Bossam — Wrapped Boiled Pork — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bossam — Wrapped Boiled Pork

120 min 4 serv 480 kcal

Boiled Bossam Cabbage Kidney Friendlier Pork Wrapped

Bulgogi — Korean BBQ Beef — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Bulgogi — Korean BBQ Beef

60 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Beef Bulgogi Grilled Iconic Korean Bbq Marinated

Dak-galbi — Spicy Chicken Stir-fry — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Dak-galbi — Spicy Chicken Stir-fry

45 min 4 serv 520 kcal

Cabbage Chicken Chuncheon Dak Galbi Gochujang Spicy Stir Fried

Doenjang Jjigae — Soybean Paste Stew — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Doenjang Jjigae — Soybean Paste Stew

30 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Comfort Doenjang Doenjang Jjigae Everyday Stew Tofu Vegetable

Doenjang Sundubu — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Doenjang Sundubu

25 min 4 serv 210 kcal

Doenjang Mild Stew Sundubu Tofu

Dolsot Bibimbap — Stone Pot — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Dolsot Bibimbap — Stone Pot

50 min 2 serv 620 kcal

Beef Bibimbap Crispy Rice Stone Pot Vegetable

Galbi — Korean Short Ribs — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Galbi — Korean Short Ribs

240 min 4 serv 520 kcal

Beef Celebration Galbi Grilled Korean Bbq Short Ribs

Galbi-jjim — Braised Short Ribs — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Galbi-jjim — Braised Short Ribs

180 min 4 serv 520 kcal

Beef Braised Celebration Galbi Jjim Short Ribs Slow

Galbitang — Beef Short Rib Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Galbitang — Beef Short Rib Soup

150 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Beef Clear Broth Galbitang Kidney Friendlier Short Ribs Soup

Gimbap Tuna — Chamchi Kimbap — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Gimbap Tuna — Chamchi Kimbap

40 min 2 serv 420 kcal

Convenience Kimbap Mayo Rice Roll Tuna

Jajangmyeon — Black Bean Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Jajangmyeon — Black Bean Noodles

40 min 2 serv 620 kcal

Black Bean Chinese Korean Iconic Jajangmyeon Noodle Pork

Janchi Guksu — Banquet Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Janchi Guksu — Banquet Noodles

30 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Anchovy Celebration Janchi Guksu Noodle Wedding

Japchae — Sweet Potato Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Japchae — Sweet Potato Noodles

40 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Beef Celebration Glass Noodle Japchae New Year Noodle Vegetable

Jjajangmyeon Mix Sauce — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Jjajangmyeon Mix Sauce

30 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Black Bean Jajangmyeon Sauce

Jjamppong — Spicy Seafood Noodle — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Jjamppong — Spicy Seafood Noodle

40 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Chinese Korean Jjamppong Noodle Soup Seafood Spicy

Kimbap — Korean Sushi Roll — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Kimbap — Korean Sushi Roll

45 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Bento Kimbap Picnic Portable Rice Roll Seaweed

Kimchi Bokkeumbap — Kimchi Fried Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Kimchi Bokkeumbap — Kimchi Fried Rice

15 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Bokkeumbap Comfort Egg Fried Rice Kimchi Pork Quick

Kimchi Jjigae — Kimchi Stew — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Kimchi Jjigae — Kimchi Stew

35 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Iconic Kimchi Kimchi Jjigae Pork Spicy Stew Tofu

Kimchi Pancake — Kimchi Jeon — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Kimchi Pancake — Kimchi Jeon

20 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Crispy Jeon Kimchi Pancake Rainy Day

Kongguksu — Cold Soy Milk Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Kongguksu — Cold Soy Milk Noodles

40 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Cold Kongguksu Noodle Soy Milk Summer

Korean Fried Chicken — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Korean Fried Chicken

60 min 4 serv 620 kcal

Chicken Chimaek Fried Glaze Korean Fried Chicken Spicy

Mandu — Korean Dumplings — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Mandu — Korean Dumplings

90 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Dumpling Mandu Pork Tofu Traditional

Mul Naengmyeon — Cold Broth Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Mul Naengmyeon — Cold Broth Noodles

30 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Beef Broth Cold Iconic Naengmyeon Noodle Summer

Pajeon Seafood — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Pajeon Seafood

25 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Pajeon Pancake Rainy Day Scallion Seafood

Pajeon — Scallion Pancake — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Pajeon — Scallion Pancake

20 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Jeon Kidney Friendlier Pancake Rainy Day Scallion Seafood

Patbingsu — Shaved Ice — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Patbingsu — Shaved Ice

15 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Dessert Iconic Patbingsu Red Bean Shaved Ice Summer

Samgyeopsal — Grilled Pork Belly — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Samgyeopsal — Grilled Pork Belly

20 min 4 serv 620 kcal

Grilled Kidney Friendlier Korean Bbq Pork Pork Belly Samgyeopsal Ssam

Samgyetang — Ginseng Chicken Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Samgyetang — Ginseng Chicken Soup

75 min 2 serv 420 kcal

Chicken Ginseng Kidney Friendlier Samgyetang Soup Stamina Summer

Seolleongtang — Ox Bone Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Seolleongtang — Ox Bone Soup

480 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Beef Bone Broth Kidney Friendlier Seolleongtang Slow Soup

Soondubu — Soft Tofu Pot — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Soondubu — Soft Tofu Pot

25 min 2 serv 260 kcal

Soondubu Spicy Stew Tofu

Sundae — Korean Blood Sausage — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Sundae — Korean Blood Sausage

120 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Blood Sausage Pork Street Food Sundae Traditional

Sundubu Jjigae — Soft Tofu Stew — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Sundubu Jjigae — Soft Tofu Stew

25 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Iconic Seafood Spicy Stew Stone Pot Sundubu Tofu

Tteokbokki — Spicy Rice Cakes — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Tteokbokki — Spicy Rice Cakes

20 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Gochujang Iconic Rice Cake Spicy Street Food Tteokbokki

Yangnyeom Chicken — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Yangnyeom Chicken

60 min 4 serv 620 kcal

Chicken Chimaek Fried Gochujang Sweet Spicy Yangnyeom

Yukgaejang — Spicy Beef Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🥢 Korean · Korea

Yukgaejang — Spicy Beef Soup

120 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Beef Gochugaru Soup Spicy Yukgaejang

Quick reference for CKD eating

Essentials to know alongside recipes — what to enjoy, what to limit.

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Low Potassium Fruits

Safe

🍎 Apple107mg K

🫐 Blueberries114mg K

🍓 Strawberries153mg K

🍇 Grapes176mg K

🍍 Pineapple180mg K

🍉 Watermelon170mg K

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Foods to Limit

Avoid

🍌 Banana422mg K

🍊 Orange / OJ326mg K

🧀 CheeseHigh P

🥓 Processed meatHigh Na

🍫 ChocolateHigh P+K

🥜 Nuts & seedsHigh P+K

Nutritional values are approximate. Always consult your nephrologist or renal dietitian for personalized advice.