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Potassium supplements

Half of the 11,614 potassium supplements in the NIH label database that print an amount list 99 mg or less per serving; the middle half list 50 mg to 190 mg (DSLD version 9.4.0, January 2026). The 290 products whose only supplement ingredient is potassium list a median of 99 mg.

Products listing it
12,16611,614 print an amount; 255 list it inside a blend without an amount
Median per serving
99 mgmiddle half 50 mg to 190 mg
FDA Daily Value
4,700 mgthe median is 2% of it

How much potassium do supplements contain?

The median product lists 99 mg per serving. One in ten lists 20 mg or less, one in ten 330 mg or more. The amount printed most often is 99 mg (630 products).

Products by amount of potassium per serving

11,751 products, log scale; extreme 0.2% at each end left out of the drawing.

Potassium: products by amount per serving0.1 mg1 mg10 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Potassium: products by amount per serving0.1 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Potassium: products by amount per serving0.1 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg1,000 mg
Potassium: products by amount per serving0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg
Potassium: products by amount per serving0.1 mg0.3 mg1 mg3 mg10 mg30 mg100 mg300 mg1,000 mg
The amounts printed most often
Amount per servingProductsFor example
99 mg630 Calcium Magnesium Potassium (Vitamin World); Blood Pressure Formula (GNC Preventive Nutrition); V.M.T. Extra Strength (Viva Vitamins)
50 mg622 Garcinia cambogia Green Coffee Bean Complex (Interactive 1234); Potassium Magnesium Aspartate (Vitamin World); V.M.T. Regular Strength (Viva Vitamins)
100 mg588 Spiru-Pro Soy Protein Drink With Spirulina Natural Vanilla (Vitamin World); Power Crunch (BNRG Bionutritional Research Group); Isotonix Probiotics (Might-A-Mins Spectrum)
80 mg567 Sport (GNC Mega Men); Iron Free Daily Multiple 50+ (Sundown Naturals); Daily Multiple (Rexall Sundown Naturalist)
200 mg392 Beveri Immunity Boost Natural Tangerine Flavor (beveri); Beveri Immunity Boost Natural Tropical Fruit Flavor (beveri); 1,000 mg Vitamin C Lite (Emergen-C)
30 mg262 Mega Vita-Gel (Vitamin World); Mega Vita Gel (Radiance); Men's Multiple (Radiance Select)
10 mg257 Super 75 Vitamins & Minerals (Carlson); Women's Multiple (Radiance Select); Multi Vitamin With Minerals (Radiance Select)
25 mg256 Bulk-Up Weight Gainer Chocolate (Tapout Sports Nutrition); Bulk-Up Weight Gainer Vanilla (Tapout Sports Nutrition); Superfood Gold (EB Earth's Bounty)
150 mg250 IntraPro Delicious Vanilla Flavor (Gaspari Nutrition); IntraPro Strawberries & Cream Flavor (Gaspari Nutrition); Amped RTD Blue Inferno (MET-Rx)
90 mg237 High Performance Creatine HPDS3 (Precision Engineered); Power Crunch Peanut Butter Creme (BNRG Bionutritional Research Group); All Natural Protein (The Biggest Loser)

Source: Supplement Facts rows of every product's current label, NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database version 9.4.0; amounts in one measure (weight).

How do the amounts compare with the Daily Value and the upper limit?

The FDA Daily Value for potassium is 4,700 mg (adults and children 4 and older). The median product gives 2% of it per serving; the 90th percentile 7%.

The upper limit is for total intake from food, water and supplements unless stated, and does not apply under medical supervision. A label amount is what the maker printed. This is data, not advice: the NIH ODS fact sheets explain what each nutrient does.

Sources: 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv) (Daily Values); Institute of Medicine, DRI summary tables (2011) (upper limits); on reading them, the FDA's Daily Value page.

Which forms of potassium do labels name?

Potassium citrate is the form named most often: 1,756 of the 12,166 potassium products (14%), ahead of potassium chloride (1,494, 12%) and potassium bicarbonate (469, 4%). A product naming two forms counts in both; the table below gives every form.

Products by the form of potassium on the label

Count, and the median amount per serving in that form.

Potassium by formPotassium citrate1,756, median 80 mgPotassium chloride1,494, median 80 mgPotassium bicarbonate469, median 170 mgPotassium gluconate283, median 55 mg
Potassium by formPotassium citrate1,756, median 80 mgPotassium chloride1,494, median 80 mgPotassium bicarbonate469, median 170 mgPotassium gluconate283, median 55 mg
Potassium by formPotassium citrate1,756, median 80 mgPotassium chloride1,494, median 80 mgPotassium bicarbonate469, median 170 mgPotassium gluconate283, median 55 mg
Potassium by formPotassium citrate1,756, median 80 mgPotassium chloride1,494, median 80 mgPotassium bicarbonate469, median 170 mgPotassium gluconate283, median 55 mg
Potassium by formPotassium citrate1,756, median 80 mgPotassium chloride1,494, median 80 mgPotassium bicarbonate469, median 170 mgPotassium gluconate283, median 55 mg
Potassium: products naming each form, and their median amount per serving (DSLD version 9.4.0)
FormProductsShare of potassium productsMedian per serving
Potassium citrate1,75614%80 mg
Potassium chloride1,49412%80 mg
Potassium bicarbonate4694%170 mg
Potassium gluconate2832%55 mg

Source: the form each label gives for its potassium row (DSLD "forms"), current labels.

Which products list the most potassium?

On-market products, per serving, with a plausible amount: the rule leaves out likely entry slips, such as an amount far beyond every other label with no %DV or strength on the label to back it (each product page still shows its own amount, marked).

Have the amounts changed over the years?

Products whose current label entered DSLD in 2011 list a median of 90 mg; those entered in 2025, 115 mg.

Median potassium per serving by the year the label entered DSLD (years with 20+ products)
YearProductsMedian per serving
201132190 mg
201268680 mg
201386099 mg
2014699100 mg
2015731100 mg
201660393 mg
201757095 mg
201863299 mg
201954099 mg
20201,10399 mg
202187899 mg
202290196 mg
2023984100 mg
20241,228102.15 mg
20251,015115 mg

Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.

In which products and brands?

Products listing potassium by DSLD product type

Potassium by product typeOther Combinations7,932Amino acid/Protein1,523Botanical with Nutrients837Mineral569Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)468Botanical236Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical79Fiber and Other Nutrients76
Potassium by product typeOther Combinations7,932Amino acid/Protein1,523Botanical with Nutrients837Mineral569Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)468Botanical236Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical79Fiber and Other Nutrients76
Potassium by product typeOther Combinations7,932Amino acid/Protein1,523Botanical with Nutrients837Mineral569Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)468Botanical236Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical79Fiber and Other Nutrients76
Potassium by product typeOther Combinations7,932Amino acid/Protein1,523Botanical with Nutrients837Mineral569Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)468Botanical236Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical79Fiber and Other Nutrients76
Potassium by product typeOther Combinations7,932Amino acid/Protein1,523Botanical with Nutrients837Mineral569Multi-Vitamin and Mineral (MVM)468Botanical236Non-Nutrient/Non-Botanical79Fiber and Other Nutrients76

Brands listing it most: Douglas Laboratories (224), NutraBio (180), Nature's Plus (163), GNC Beyond Raw (103), Core Nutritionals (101), MET-Rx (99), Dymatize (98), XYMOGEN (90), GNC Pro Performance (89), Syntrax (85).

Every product listing potassium

12,166 products, A to Z by name (page 121 of 244), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.

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