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 58 of 244), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Doctor's Choice Multivitamin MenEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Choice Multivitamins 45+ WomenEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Choice Multivitamins 50+ MenEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Choice Multivitamins MenEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Choice Multivitamins WomenEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Choice Prenatal FormulaEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Choice WomenEnzymatic Therapy · off the market100 mg
- Doctor's Super Man PowerA1 Top World Products6 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Dolphin Pals Multivitamin & MineralCountry Life22 mg
- Dong QuaiBody Ecology186 mg
- Dose For Your LiverDose90 mg
- Dothelle DHA SoftgelsMethod Pharmaceuticalsin a blend
- Double Bonded Protein Vanilla BeanMt. Capra120 mg
- Double Chocolate SlimStyles With PGXNatural Factors750 mg
- Double Strength Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM & Turmeric ComplexNature's Truth · off the market177 mg
- Double Vanilla Ice Cream Nutrition ShakesiSatori460 mg
- Dr. Berg's Electrolyte Powder Raspberry & Lemon Natural FlavorDr. Berg Nutritionals · off the market1,000 mg
- Dr. Feel Good!SAN50 mg
- Dr. Hotze's Energy Formula Multi-Vitamin & MineralPhysician's Preference · off the market99 mg
- Dr. Powers Colloidal Mineral SourceNatureSmart10 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Dr. Strum's Intensive Bone FormulaLife Extension1,173 mg
- Dr. Wilson's Dynamite AdrenalAllergy Research Group2 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Dr. Wilson's Dynamite AdrenalNutriCology2 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Dream Protein Chocolate DreamGreens First Pro184 mg
- Dream Protein Creamy French VanillaGreens First · off the market94 mg
- Dream Protein Creamy French Vanilla FlavorGreens First135 mg
- Dream Protein Rich Dutch ChocolateGreens First · off the market94 mg
- Dream Protein Rich Dutch Chocolate FlavorGreens First215 mg
- Dream Protein Vanilla DreamGreens First Pro73 mg
- Drink MixNature's Sunshine115 mg
- Driven Blood Orange FlavoredMRM Nutrition40 mg
- Driven Mixed BerriesMRM · off the market25 mg
- Driven Mixed Berries FlavoredMRM Nutrition40 mg
- Driven Strawberry-KiwiMRM · off the market25 mg
- Driven Strawberry-Kiwi FlavoredMRM Nutrition40 mg
- Dry Out CmplxFaktrition60 mg
- Dry SpellBlack Magic90 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- Dry XTJacked Factory JF · off the market50 mg
- Dry XTJacked Factory50 mg
- DSF-HerbalNutri-West0.4 mg
- DV3 Vitamin D3 Plus Immune SupportSystemic Formulas Bio Nutriment3 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- DVST8 Limited White CutInspired Nutraceuticals84 mg
- Dynamic BrainStonehenge Health19 mg
- Dynamic Gainer Chocolate EclairGNC Beyond Raw750 mg
- Dynamic Gainer Strawberry ShortcakeGNC Beyond Raw340 mg
- Dynamic Gainer Vanilla CheesecakeGNC Beyond Raw340 mg
- Dynamic Multi Powder BerryNutri-Dyn99 mg
- Dynamic Whey Chocolate Lava CakeGNC Beyond Raw300 mg
- Dynamic Whey TiramisuGNC Beyond Raw200 mg
- Dynamic Whey Vanilla Ice CreamGNC Beyond Raw200 mg