diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node.go b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node.go
index 16e8d5b2a017f..3c7c9cb38e160 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node.go
@@ -26,26 +26,27 @@ func (ki *KubernetesInventory) gatherNode(n corev1.Node, acc telegraf.Accumulato
 	}
 
 	for resourceName, val := range n.Status.Capacity {
+
 		switch resourceName {
 		case "cpu":
-			fields["capacity_cpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1)
-			fields["capacity_millicpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1000)
+			fields["capacity_cpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1)
+			fields["capacity_millicpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1000)
 		case "memory":
-			fields["capacity_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1)
+			fields["capacity_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1)
 		case "pods":
-			fields["capacity_pods"] = atoi(string(val.Format))
+			fields["capacity_pods"] = atoi(val.String())
 		}
 	}
 
 	for resourceName, val := range n.Status.Allocatable {
 		switch resourceName {
 		case "cpu":
-			fields["allocatable_cpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1)
-			fields["allocatable_millicpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1000)
+			fields["allocatable_cpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1)
+			fields["allocatable_millicpu_cores"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1000)
 		case "memory":
-			fields["allocatable_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1)
+			fields["allocatable_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1)
 		case "pods":
-			fields["allocatable_pods"] = atoi(string(val.Format))
+			fields["allocatable_pods"] = atoi(val.String())
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node_test.go b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node_test.go
index 560e662bcdd5c..02f330a7d1a2f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/node_test.go
@@ -50,20 +50,20 @@ func TestNode(t *testing.T) {
 									},
 									Phase: "Running",
 									Capacity: corev1.ResourceList{
-										"cpu":                     resource.Quantity{Format: "16"},
-										"ephemeral_storage_bytes": resource.Quantity{Format: "49536401408"},
-										"hugepages_1Gi_bytes":     resource.Quantity{Format: "0"},
-										"hugepages_2Mi_bytes":     resource.Quantity{Format: "0"},
-										"memory":                  resource.Quantity{Format: "125817904Ki"},
-										"pods":                    resource.Quantity{Format: "110"},
+										"cpu":                     resource.MustParse("16"),
+										"ephemeral_storage_bytes": resource.MustParse("49536401408"),
+										"hugepages_1Gi_bytes":     resource.MustParse("0"),
+										"hugepages_2Mi_bytes":     resource.MustParse("0"),
+										"memory":                  resource.MustParse("125817904Ki"),
+										"pods":                    resource.MustParse("110"),
 									},
 									Allocatable: corev1.ResourceList{
-										"cpu":                     resource.Quantity{Format: "1000m"},
-										"ephemeral_storage_bytes": resource.Quantity{Format: "44582761194"},
-										"hugepages_1Gi_bytes":     resource.Quantity{Format: "0"},
-										"hugepages_2Mi_bytes":     resource.Quantity{Format: "0"},
-										"memory":                  resource.Quantity{Format: "125715504Ki"},
-										"pods":                    resource.Quantity{Format: "110"},
+										"cpu":                     resource.MustParse("1000m"),
+										"ephemeral_storage_bytes": resource.MustParse("44582761194"),
+										"hugepages_1Gi_bytes":     resource.MustParse("0"),
+										"hugepages_2Mi_bytes":     resource.MustParse("0"),
+										"memory":                  resource.MustParse("125715504Ki"),
+										"pods":                    resource.MustParse("110"),
 									},
 									Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{
 										{Type: "Ready", Status: "true", LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: now}},
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go
index bbdfb3a699b5e..ebd3ae43a7d4c 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod.go
@@ -102,17 +102,17 @@ func gatherPodContainer(ki *KubernetesInventory, p corev1.Pod, cs corev1.Contain
 	for resourceName, val := range req {
 		switch resourceName {
 		case "cpu":
-			fields["resource_requests_millicpu_units"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1000)
+			fields["resource_requests_millicpu_units"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1000)
 		case "memory":
-			fields["resource_requests_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1)
+			fields["resource_requests_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1)
 		}
 	}
 	for resourceName, val := range lim {
 		switch resourceName {
 		case "cpu":
-			fields["resource_limits_millicpu_units"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1000)
+			fields["resource_limits_millicpu_units"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1000)
 		case "memory":
-			fields["resource_limits_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(string(val.Format), 1)
+			fields["resource_limits_memory_bytes"] = convertQuantity(val.String(), 1)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod_test.go b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod_test.go
index 777e15a017c7c..31600b1010d28 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/kube_inventory/pod_test.go
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ func TestPod(t *testing.T) {
 											},
 											Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 												Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 												Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 											},
 										},
@@ -78,10 +78,10 @@ func TestPod(t *testing.T) {
 											},
 											Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 												Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 												Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 											},
 										},
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ func TestPod(t *testing.T) {
 											},
 											Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 												Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 												Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 											},
 										},
@@ -335,10 +335,10 @@ func TestPodSelectorFilter(t *testing.T) {
 								},
 								Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 									Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-										"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+										"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 									},
 									Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-										"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+										"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 									},
 								},
 							},
@@ -582,10 +582,10 @@ func TestPodPendingContainers(t *testing.T) {
 											},
 											Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 												Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 												Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 											},
 										},
@@ -600,10 +600,10 @@ func TestPodPendingContainers(t *testing.T) {
 											},
 											Resources: corev1.ResourceRequirements{
 												Limits: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 												Requests: corev1.ResourceList{
-													"cpu": resource.Quantity{Format: "100m"},
+													"cpu": resource.MustParse("100m"),
 												},
 											},
 										},