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 25 of 244), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Basic MineralsDouglas Laboratories49.5 mg
- Basic Nutrient Support TabletPathway To Healing55 mg
- Basic Nutrients VThorne Research · off the market45 mg
- Basic Nutrients V With Copper Without Iron & IodineThorne Research · off the market60 mg
- Basic PlusLife Zone99 mg
- Basic Preventive 1 (Plus Iron And Copper)Douglas Laboratories99 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive 2 (Iron and Copper Free)Douglas Laboratories99 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive 3Douglas Laboratories99 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive 3 (Plus Iron)Douglas Laboratories · off the market99 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive 4 (Iron and Copper Free)Douglas Laboratories99 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive 5 (Iron Free)Douglas Laboratories44 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive 5 Plus Extra Vitamin DDouglas Laboratories99 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Basic Preventive JuniorDouglas Laboratories25 mg
- BasicsGNC Mega Men80 mg
- BasicsGNC Women's Ultra Mega80 mg
- Basics 50 PlusGNC Mega Men80 mg
- Basics Plus With CopperDouglas Laboratories50 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Battle Buddy Fruit PunchCombat Nutra40 mg
- BaxaprinDesigns for Health90 mg
- BCAA & Electrolytes Fruit Punch FlavorSierra Fit200 mg
- BCAA & Electrolytes MangoSierra Fit200 mg
- BCAA & Electrolytes WatermelonSierra Fit200 mg
- BCAA +Hydration 7000 mg Peach MangoStaunch · off the market42 mg
- BCAA +Hydration 7000 mg PineappleStaunch · off the market42 mg
- BCAA +Hydration 7000 mg Pink DrinkStaunch · off the market170 mg
- BCAA +Hydration 7000 mg Watermelon GummyStaunch · off the market42 mg
- BCAA -Charged+ Peach MangoPMD90 mg
- BCAA 2:1:1 Lemon LimeSwolverine · off the market37 mg
- BCAA 2:1:1 Pineapple PassionfruitSwolverine60 mg
- BCAA 2:1:1 Pomegranate AcaiSwolverine60 mg
- BCAA 6 g Pink DrinkNutricost Women145 mg
- BCAA 7000 mg +Hydration Strawberry CoconutStaunch · off the market42 mg
- BCAA Apple Juice1st Phorm80 mg
- BCAA BerryAlani Nu25 mg
- BCAA Blue Raspberry1st Phorm80 mg
- BCAA Blue RaspberryHoney Badger43 mg
- BCAA Blue RazzNDS Nutrition Products72 mg
- BCAA Blue RazzPMD72 mg
- BCAA Charged+ Strawberry LemonadePMD90 mg
- BCAA Cmplx Coconut BreezeFaktrition80 mg
- BCAA Cmplx Fruit PunchFaktrition80 mg
- BCAA Cotton Candy Flavorath155 mg
- BCAA Energy + Electrolytes Grape SplashEvlution Nutrition220 mg
- BCAA Energy + Electrolytes Orange MangoEvlution Nutrition220 mg
- BCAA Fruit PunchIMSOALPHA40 mg
- BCAA GrapeIMSOALPHA40 mg
- BCAA Green Apple1st Phorm80 mg
- BCAA Green Apple Flavorath100 mg
- BCAA Hawaiian Shaved IceAlani Nu25 mg
- BCAA Hydration Crystal Blue IceBeast50 mg