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 53 of 244), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Cyclo-ShredGNC GenetixHD · off the market50 mg
- CytoGainer Vanilla ShakeCytoSport540 mg
- Cytomax Fast Twitch Fruit PunchCytoSport250 mg
- Cytomax Sports Performance Drink Tropical FruitCytoSport60 mg
- Cytomax Sports Performance Mix Cool CitrusCytoSport60 mg
- Cytomax Sports Performance Mix Pomegranate BerryCytoSport60 mg
- Cytomax Sports Performance Mix Tangy OrangeCytoSport60 mg
- Cytomax Sports Performance Mix Tropical FruitCytoSport60 mg
- Cytomax Tangy OrangeCytoSport60 mg
- D-Ribose Muscle Recovery Lemon Flavor Drink MixBest Life International · off the market35 mg
- D-Ribose Muscle Recovery Peach Flavor Drink MixBest Life International · off the market35 mg
- Dabotamin Q Tab.Yuhan8 mg
- Dad's PackDouglas Laboratories187 mg
- Daily 2 Timed Release MultivitaminSuperSmart25 mg
- Daily BestDaVinci Laboratories Of Vermont30 mg
- Daily BoostZHOU47 mg
- Daily BuildGenesis Pure250 mg
- Daily C + Citrus FlavorLife Extension200 mg
- Daily CapsUniversal Nutrition / Universal Naturals18 mg
- Daily Complete FormulaUltimate Nutrition Platinum Series95 mg
- Daily Complete MineralsBody Attack1,200 mg
- Daily Complete Multi-Vitamin/Mineral ComplexLifestyle Fitness & Nutrition10 mg
- Daily Complete MultivitaminHealthy America · off the market80 mg
- Daily Diabetes Health PackNature Made80 mg
- Daily Electrolytes Variety PackThorne99 mg
- Daily Energy Elements Chocolate FlavoredHoltraCeuticals54 mg
- Daily Energy Elements High Octane AdditiveHoltraCeuticals50 mg
- Daily Essential NutrientsHardy Nutritionals80 mg
- Daily Essential Nutrients Iron & Copper FreeHardy Nutritionals80 mg
- Daily Essential Nutrients Powder Chocolate CaramelHardy Nutritionals80 mg
- Daily Essential Nutrients Powder Mixed BerryHardy Nutritionals98 mg
- Daily Essential Nutrients Powder Strawberry PeachHardy Nutritionals98 mg
- Daily Essential Nutrients Powder UnflavoredHardy Nutritionals · off the market80 mg
- Daily Essential Nutrients with added VitamersHardy Nutritionals80 mg
- Daily EssentialsVAXA International52 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Daily EssentialsOptimal Naturals · off the market50 mg
- Daily EssentialsOL Olympian Labs Performance Sports Nutrition7 mg
- Daily EssentialsOL Olympian Labs7 mg
- Daily EssentialsViMulti Beautiful Me50 mg
- Daily Essentials Complete FormulaOL Olympian Labs20 mg
- Daily Essentials Men's FormulaOL Olympian Labs · off the market20 mg
- Daily Essentials Men's Multi-VitaminOL Olympian Labs20 mg
- Daily Essentials Women's FormulaOL Olympian Labs · off the market20 mg
- Daily Essentials Women's Multi-VitaminOL Olympian Labs20 mg
- Daily ExtraVita Logic · off the market10 mg
- Daily FiberEquate35 mg
- Daily Fiber + Probiotics Tropical Breeze FlavoredBelliWelli100 mg
- Daily Fiber CapsYerba Prima22 mg
- Daily Fiber FormulaYerba Prima60 mg
- Daily Fiber Formula OrangeYerba Prima50 mg