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Potassium phosphates

What the research shows

Not enough

published research on this page yet

A group of salts made from potassium and phosphate.1

  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • EU permitted

What research says

How it’s made and used

  • Exercise effort2

    Runners who took potassium phosphates for two days felt their workouts were easier at moderate pace.

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Regulatory status

Checked Sep 2026

Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.

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Products

The 6 most-scanned of 7,642 products on Open Food Facts that list potassium phosphates.

  • The original oat-ly barista edition oat drink Oatly · 1 l 1 additive
  • Barista Hafer alpro · 1 L 1 additive
  • Alpro Sojadrink, Schokoladen-Geschmack, Protein 1L alpro · 1045 g 2 additives
  • High Protein Soja Drink alpro · 1 pièce (1032 g) 2 additives
  • Barista edition oat drink Oatly! · 1 l 1 additive
  • Oat milk Oatly · 1 L 3 additives

References

  1. 1Potassium phosphate. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  2. 2Goss F, Robertson R, Riechman S, et al. Effect of potassium phosphate supplementation on perceptual and physiological responses to maximal graded exercise. Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab. 2001;11(1):53-62. doi:10.1123/ijsnem.11.1.53