Potassium (Citrate)
by Pure Encapsulations · capsule · 180 capsules
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 66298 01115 8
- DSLD label 278241
- Serving 1 capsule
- 180 servings
Potassium (Citrate) by Pure Encapsulations lists one ingredient: 200 mg of potassium per serving of 1 capsule. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.
What is in Potassium (Citrate)?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 capsule. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassiumas Potassium CitratePotassium (Form: as Potassium Citrate) | 200 mg | 4% | Higher than 76% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 278241 (entered November 22, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.
The NIH database records 1 to 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- K AlkalineMoss Nutrition same ingredients
- Potassium Gluconate Pure PowderBest Naturals same ingredients
- Potassium Orotate 175 mgAdvanced Research same ingredients
- Potassium Gluconate Pure PowderNOW same ingredients
- Potassium Bicarbonate 250 mg CapsulesBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
- Potassium Bicarbonate Powder 640 mgBulkSupplements.com same ingredients
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Recommendations: As a dietary supplement, take 1 capsule, 1-2 times daily, with meals.
- Warnings
- Warning: Not to be taken if you have hyperkalemia or abnormal kidney function, or take ACE inhibitors or potassium sparing diuretics. If you are pregnant or lactating, have any health condition or are taking any medication, consult your health professional before use.
- Keep out of the reach of children.
- Use only if safety seal is intact.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Certified Gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization, www.gluten.org
- Gluten-free, non-GMO & hypoallergenic
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 278241.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Vegetarian Capsule, Ascorbyl Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GFCO.org (Gluten-Free Certification Organization). Listed with: Certified gluten-free (GFCO) (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).
How many labels does Potassium (Citrate) have?
7 labels are on file under this name since February 25, 2019: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 278241 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01115 8
- Label 278239 Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00451 8
- Label 246362 Entered March 25, 2021 · off the market March 22, 2022 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01115 8
- Label 218851 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 3, 2018 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01115 8
- Label 218848 Entered April 23, 2020 · off the market December 10, 2018 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00451 8
- Label 185093 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market March 22, 2022 · 90 capsules · UPC 7 66298 00451 8
- Label 184773 Entered February 25, 2019 · off the market December 16, 2020 · 180 capsules · UPC 7 66298 01115 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Pure Encapsulations (manufacturer), Sudbury, MA. All Pure Encapsulations products.