Potassium phosphate

What the evidence says

• Low concernStrong evidence

  EFSA (2019) set a group ADI for phosphates of 40 mg/kg body weight (as phosphorus) and noted that infants, toddlers and children may exceed it. [1]

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Popular products that list potassium phosphate

470 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list potassium phosphate. The 12 most scanned:

• Cheerios General Mills · 8.9 oz Score 65 out of 100 Good
• Toasted Whole Grain Oat Cereal Cheerios · 2 × 1 lb 4.35 oz (20.35 oz) (576 g) Score 65 out of 100 Good
• Honey Nut Cheerios General Mills · 10.8 oz Score 17 out of 100 Bad
• Chocolate Reduced Fat Ultra-filtered Milk Fairlife · 52 fl oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor
• Nufri Chocolate Milk Shake Nurri Score 56 out of 100 Okay
• Chocolate Shake Premier Protein · 11 fl oz (325 mL) Score 81 out of 100 Excellent
• Premier Protein Vanilla Shake Premier Protein · 11 oz Score 40 out of 100 Okay
• Oat-Milk Oatly · 64 fl oz Score 65 out of 100 Good
• Honey Nut Cheerios General Mills · 18.8 oz Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Multi Grain Cheerios Cheerios · 510 g Score 20 out of 100 Poor
• French Vanilla Coffee Creamer Nut Pods · 750 g Score 69 out of 100 Good
• Gold Standard 100% Whey Extreme Milk Chocolate Optimum Nutrition · 5.64 lb/2.56 kg Score 45 out of 100 Okay

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

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