mineral
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.
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.
| Form | Products | Share of potassium products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium citrate | 1,756 | 14% | 80 mg |
| Potassium chloride | 1,494 | 12% | 80 mg |
| Potassium bicarbonate | 469 | 4% | 170 mg |
| Potassium gluconate | 283 | 2% | 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).
- BananaON Optimum Nutrition3,110 mg
- Potassium BHB UnflavoredNutricost2,483 mg
- Potassium BHB 9 g UnflavoredNutricost2,483 mg
- Mass Triple ChocolateMutant2,300 mg
- Super Mass Gainer Rich ChocolateDymatize2,300 mg
- Bulk 1340 Double ChocolateGNC Pro Performance2,240 mg
- Mass Infusion ChocolateNutrex Research Black Series2,070 mg
- ChocolateInner Armour Sports Nutrition1,970 mg
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.
| Year | Products | Median per serving |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 321 | 90 mg |
| 2012 | 686 | 80 mg |
| 2013 | 860 | 99 mg |
| 2014 | 699 | 100 mg |
| 2015 | 731 | 100 mg |
| 2016 | 603 | 93 mg |
| 2017 | 570 | 95 mg |
| 2018 | 632 | 99 mg |
| 2019 | 540 | 99 mg |
| 2020 | 1,103 | 99 mg |
| 2021 | 878 | 99 mg |
| 2022 | 901 | 96 mg |
| 2023 | 984 | 100 mg |
| 2024 | 1,228 | 102.15 mg |
| 2025 | 1,015 | 115 mg |
Source: DSLD label entry dates and amounts, current labels.
In which products and brands?
Products listing potassium by DSLD product type
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 132 of 244), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- MRE Blueberry CobblerRedcon1340 mg
- MRE Cookies & CreamRedcon1175 mg
- MRE Dutch Apple PieRedcon1336 mg
- MRE Lite Banana Nut BreadRedcon120 mg
- MRE Lite Fudge BrownieRedcon1125 mg
- MRE Lite Oatmeal Chocolate ChipRedcon131 mg
- MRE Lite Peanut Butter CookieRedcon1125 mg
- MRE Lite SnickerdoodleRedcon1125 mg
- MRE Lite Vanilla MilkshakeRedcon1125 mg
- MRE Milk ChocolateRedcon11,210 mg
- MRE Oatmeal Chocolate ChipRedcon120 mg
- MRE Salted CaramelRedcon1280,000 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- MRE Strawberry ShortcakeRedcon1280 mg
- MRE Vanilla MilkshakeRedcon1250 mg
- MRP Active ChocolateNutracore Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
- MRP Active Milk And CookiesNutracore Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
- MRP Active VanillaNutracore Nutrition · off the marketin a blend
- MRP All Natural Meal-Replacement Shake ChocolatePure Advantage · off the market235 mg
- MRP All Natural Meal-Replacement Shake VanillaPure Advantage · off the market235 mg
- MRP Apple Crumb CakeCore Nutritionals253 mg
- MRP Banana CreamCore Nutritionals267 mg
- MRP Blueberry Crumb CakeCore Nutritionals278 mg
- MRP Carrot CakeCore Nutritionals280 mg
- MRP ChocolatePure Advantage250 mg
- MRP Chocolate Caramel Candy BarCore Nutritionals302 mg
- MRP Chocolate MilkshakeNutraBio140 mg
- MRP Cinnamon and Brown SugarCore Nutritionals280 mg
- MRP Classic VanillaCore Nutritionals267 mg
- MRP Creamy VanillaNutraBio120 mg
- MRP Double Chocolate Oatmeal CookieCore Nutritionals428 mg
- MRP Peanut Butter Oatmeal CookieCore Nutritionals314 mg
- MRP Pumpkin PieCore Nutritionals280 mg
- MRP Rich ChocolateCore Nutritionals591 mg
- MRP S'MoresCore Nutritionals395 mg
- MRP SnickerdoodleCore Nutritionals267 mg
- MRP VanillaPure Advantage250 mg
- MRP Vanilla PoundcakeCore Nutritionals292 mg
- MSM 1000 mgThompson40 mg
- MSM Lite Citrus Flavored Fizzy Drink MixEmergen-C200 mg
- mTor Pro Blue RaspberryMyokem25 mg
- mTOR PRO Fruit PunchMyokem25 mg
- Mud\wtrMUD\WTR110 mg
- Mulitivitamin for Mencare/of90 mg
- Mulltivitamin Women 50+Well At Walgreens80 mg
- MultiVivioptal3.58 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- MultiAmvilab50 mg
- Multi 1-to-3Jarrow Formulas · off the market99 mg
- Multi 1-to-3 with LuteinJarrow Formulas · off the market99 mg
- Multi 50+ Bone & Heart HealthNature Made80 mg
- Multi and Mineral without IronSwanson · off the market50 mg