Potassium Plus Iodine
by NOW · tablet or pill · 180 tablets
- On the market (NIH)
- UPC 7 33739 01452 8
- DSLD label 70679
- Serving 1 tablet
Potassium Plus Iodine by NOW lists 2 ingredients, 2 with an amount per serving of 1 tablet, such as 225 mcg of iodine and 99 mg of potassium, beside 2 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on March 24, 2017.
What is in Potassium Plus Iodine?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 tablet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iodineas Potassium IodideIodine (Form: from Potassium Iodide) | 225 mcg | 150% | Higher than 90% of 6,382 products listing iodine (median 150 mcg). |
| Sodiumas Sodium AlginateSodium (Form: from Sodium Alginate) | 5 mg | 1% | Higher than 66% of 14,514 products listing sodium (median 55 mg). |
| Potassiumas Potassium Chloride, Potassium IodidePotassium (Form: from Potassium Chloride, and Potassium Iodide) | 99 mg | 2% | 49% of 11,614 products listing potassium give more (median 99 mg). |
| Sodium Alginate | 100 mg |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 70679 (entered March 24, 2017), 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?
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 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.
- Potassium Plus IodineDouglas Cooper Co. same ingredients
- Tri-Iodine 25 mgTerry Naturally same ingredients
- Tri-Iodine 12.5 mgEuroMedica same ingredients
- Tri-Iodine 12.5 mgTerry Naturally same ingredients
- Tri-Iodine 6.25 mgTerry Naturally same ingredients
- Tri-Iodine 3 mgTerry Naturally 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
- Suggested Usage: Take 1 tablet daily with a meal.
- Warnings
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients. Produced in a GMP facility that processes other ingredients containing these allergens.
- Caution: For adults only.
- Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking any medications (especially those that may affect kidney function or blood potassium levels), or have a medical condition (especially heart/kidney condition or diabetes).
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Do not eat freshness packet. Keep in bottle.
- Allergens and what it does not contain
- Not manufactured with yeast, wheat, gluten, soy, milk, egg, fish, shellfish or tree nut ingredients.
- Non-GMO
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place after opening.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 70679.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Cellulose, Croscarmellose Sodium, Stearic Acid, Silica, Magnesium Stearate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): GMP quality assured.
How many labels does Potassium Plus Iodine have?
4 labels are on file under this name since October 25, 2012: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.
- Label 70679 (current) Entered March 24, 2017 · on the market · 180 tablets · UPC 7 33739 01452 8
- Label 51799 Entered October 22, 2015 · off the market November 30, 2016 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 33739 01452 8
- Label 37013 Entered October 10, 2014 · off the market September 30, 2015 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 33739 01452 8
- Label 14824 Entered October 25, 2012 · off the market July 2, 2014 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 33739 01452 8
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names NOW Foods (manufacturer), Bloomingdale, IL. All NOW products.