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 92 of 244), each with the amount its label prints; an amount far outside what other labels print is marked as a possible slip.
- Highly Branched Cyclic Dextrin UnflavoredMuscle Feastno amount
- HistaCalmAdaptogen Research120 mg
- HistaEzeDesigns for Health120 mg
- Hit the Rack Wild BerryTroponin Nutrition175 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- hiyo Peach Mangohiyo46 mg
- HLC Immunity + Pro Natural Orange FlavorPharmax100 mg
- HM ComplexPure Encapsulations70 mg
- HmbMET-Rx46 mg
- HmbGNC Pro Performance200 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- HmbPrecision Engineered50 mg
- HmbBodyTech200 mg
- HMB 1000 mgGNC Pro Performance200 mg as transcribed, likely a slip
- HMB Complex Natural Citrus FlavorGenestra Brands230 mg
- HMF CystgenGenestra Brands379 mg
- HMF Immune Powder Natural Mixed Berry FlavorGenestra Brands200 mg
- Home Made Blueberry MuffinAxe & Sledge Supplements536 mg
- Home Made Double Chocolate BrownieAxe & Sledge Supplements630 mg
- Home Made Peanut Butter CookieAxe & Sledge Supplements608 mg
- Home Made Sweet Potato PieAxe & Sledge Supplements550 mg
- HoneytazeGM Germano amount
- Hormone Balancing EssentialsGottfried Institute45 mg
- Hot CocoaNutraBio Performancein a blend
- HS Extreme Energy DrinkAmeriSciences · off the market25 mg
- HTN ComplexDesigns for Health250 mg
- HTN ComplexIntegrative Therapeutics152 mg
- Huge Whey Strawberry CheesecakeHuge Nutrition173.5 mg
- Hydr8 GrapePure Advantage300 mg
- Hydra-Charge Apple LimeadeKaged Muscle80 mg
- Hydra-Charge Fruit PunchKaged Muscle45 mg
- Hydra-Charge Fruit PunchKaged107 mg
- Hydra-Charge Glacier GrapeKaged107 mg
- Hydra-Charge Hibiscus PearKaged135 mg
- Hydra-Charge Lemon LimeKaged130 mg
- Hydra-Charge Orange MangoKaged Muscle107 mg
- Hydra-Charge Pink LemonadeKaged Muscle · off the market80 mg
- Hydra-Charge Pink LemonadeKaged107 mg
- Hydra-Charge Straberry YuzyKaged107 mg
- HydraDryALLMAX33 mg
- HydrAmino Blue RazEvlution Nutrition90 mg
- HydrAmino Fruit PunchEvlution Nutrition90 mg
- HydrAmino Orange MangoEvlution Nutrition90 mg
- Hydrasurge Electrolytes WatermelonJacked Factory50 mg
- Hydrasurge Orange MangoJacked Factory JF50 mg
- Hydrate Blue IceCore Nutritionals530 mg
- Hydrate Citrus FlavoredBeachBody Performance80 mg
- Hydrate Electrolytes WatermelonCybergenics55 mg
- Hydrate Fruit PunchCore Nutritionals530 mg
- Hydrate Fruit Punch FlavorIDLife100 mg
- Hydrate Lemon LimeCore Nutritionals530 mg
- Hydrate Low Calorie Electrolyte Drink Natural Lemon-Lime FlavoredShaklee Performance · off the market185 mg