Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
Potassium
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 116 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Construction and building materials.
Research docs0Claims0Sources6FunctionFunction pendingIdentifierDTXSID9049748
Concern score
5/100Low concern based on regulatory listings.
Emerging evidence
How we scored this
The concern value is driven by the published classifications and regulatory status below — not by a single signal.
Concern score 5/100 (low) · emerging confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Potassium in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
116
Brands
6
Laboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsConstruction and building materialsHome maintenanceRaw materialsFood and drug
See products using Potassium →Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 116 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Specialty occupational products, Construction and building materials.
Effective: September 2013View source →
US
FDA
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 4 active drug products and 5 total products.
Effective: 2026-12-31View source →
US
FDA