Potassium in food supplements
2,586 supplements declared in France contain a form of this nutrient
Potassium: in France, a food supplement may not provide more than 80 mg a day (Order of 9 May 2006, not revised since November 2006, Annex III). The doses of the 2006 Order have not been revised since the amending Order of 14 November 2006, and some were annulled by the Conseil d'État in 2011; the DGCCRF accepted higher levels for some nutrients through guidelines published until January 2019, and an update of the Order is being prepared (ministerial answer published in the Official Journal on 11 February 2025).
Order of 9 May 2006, Annex III. French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), retrieved 21 October 2026.
EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Written Question No 2686, ministry answer published in the Official Journal on 11 February 2025.
In plain words
À quoi il sert, selon les fabricants
Objectifs les plus souvent annoncés pour les compléments qui en contiennent (potassium) : sport (805 produits), immunité (226 produits), système nerveux (194 produits), antioxydant (127 produits), circulation sanguine et lymphatique (119 produits).
Ce sont les objectifs déclarés par les fabricants à l'administration, pas des effets démontrés. Sur l'emballage, seules les allégations de santé autorisées par l'Union peuvent être écrites.
Compl'Alim, food supplement declarations (France), retrieved 23 October 2026.
La règle en France
En France, la dose journalière recommandée d'un complément ne doit pas apporter plus de 80 mg (arrêté du 9 mai 2006, non révisé depuis novembre 2006). Compl'Alim ne publie pas la dose des produits déclarés : comparez celle de l'étiquette à ce plafond et à la limite de sécurité de l'EFSAEuropean Food Safety Authority..
French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), retrieved 21 October 2026.
EFSA safety references
Le repère de l'EFSA porte sur l'apport total d'une journée, alimentation et compléments.
| Population | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|
| all populations | Upper limit | no limit (insufficient data) |
EFSA NDA Panel, 2005c. EFSA, Overview on Tolerable Upper Intake Levels (version 11, August 2025), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Maximum dose in France
Maximum daily dose per supplement in France: 80 mg, according to the Order of 9 May 2006.
The doses of the 2006 Order have not been revised since the amending Order of 14 November 2006, and some were annulled by the Conseil d'État in 2011; the DGCCRF accepted higher levels for some nutrients through guidelines published until January 2019, and an update of the Order is being prepared (ministerial answer published in the Official Journal on 11 February 2025).
Order of 9 May 2006, Annex III. French orders of 9 May 2006 and 14 November 2006 as published in the Official Journal (maximum daily doses), retrieved 21 October 2026.
Authorised health claims
- « Potassium contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system »
Conditions: The claim may be used only for food which is at least a source of potassium as referred to in the claim SOURCE OF [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S] as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. - « Potassium contributes to normal muscle function »
Conditions: The claim may be used only for food which is at least a source of potassium as referred to in the claim SOURCE OF [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S] as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. - « Potassium contributes to the maintenance of normal blood pressure »
Conditions: The claim may be used only for food which is at least a source of potassium as referred to in the claim SOURCE OF [NAME OF VITAMIN/S] AND/OR [NAME OF MINERAL/S] as listed in the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.
Official English text, as entered in the Union register. A claim may only be used under its conditions.
3 authorised claims, 0 refused or revoked. EU Register of nutrition and health claims, retrieved 21 October 2026.
Forms declared in supplements
Union list: vitamin and mineral forms that may be used in a food supplement (Directive 2002/46/EC, Annex II).
Directive 2002/46/EC on food supplements, latest consolidated version (Annex II: forms of vitamins and minerals), retrieved 23 October 2026.
- Citrate de potassium 1,291 products on the Union list
- Chlorure de potassium 986 products on the Union list
- Bicarbonate de potassium 275 products on the Union list
- Gluconate de potassium 122 products on the Union list
- Carbonate de potassium 53 products on the Union list
- Sulfate de potassium 23 products on the Union list
- Hydroxyde de potassium 7 products on the Union list
- Glycérophosphate de potassium 4 products on the Union list
- Lactate de potassium 2 products on the Union list
- Fluorure de potassium 1 product on the Union list