PlainVitamins

Potassium Iodate

by PureBulk.com · powder · 100 grams

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 23209
  • Serving 3 mg
  • 33333 servings

Potassium Iodate by PureBulk.com lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 3 mg, such as 2 mg of iodine and less than 1 mg of potassium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on September 25, 2013.

What is in Potassium Iodate?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 3 mg. 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).

Potassium Iodate: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 23209, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Iodine2 mg1,333%Iodine in Potassium Iodate against 6,382 products2,000 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 75 mcg to 150 mcg, the median 150 mcg.DV 150 mcgUL 1,100 mcg2,000 mcg

Higher than 98% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg). 1.8 times the adult UL a day.

Potassiumless than 1 mg1%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 23209 (entered September 25, 2013), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • At 1 serving a day, the most its directions give, the label lists 2,000 mcg of iodine, 1.8 times the adult Tolerable Upper Intake Level.

The NIH database records one serving 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.

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
Measure with milligram scale only.
Directions: As a dietary supplement, take 3 mg daily or as directed by physician. Because only a small amount is needed, measure with a milligram scale only.
Warnings
Warning: Potassium iodate is toxic, even fatal, in high amounts.
Warning: This product is not intended for use by those with a serious medical condition or pregnant or lactating women.
Consult your physician before use.
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Free of: Sugar, soy, dairy, yeast, gluten, corn and additives
Storage
Storage: Keep dry, cool & dark

Source: label statements in DSLD label 23209.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: None.

How many labels does Potassium Iodate have?

One label is on file, entered on September 25, 2013.

  1. Label 23209 (current) Entered September 25, 2013 · on the market · 100 grams

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names PureBulk.com (manufacturer), Roseburg, OR. All PureBulk.com products.

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