eli5 Why do Potassium supplements only have 2% of the recommended daily value? (US)

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In the US, potassium supplements are restricted to no more that 99 mg, or roughly 2% of the recommended daily value. Is there a point to such a low dosage? Is it okay to take more than 99 mg in supplement form?

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Potassium chloride supplements over 99mg can lead to small bowel lesions. And any supplement over 99mg is requires to carry a warning and companies dont want to put that on their product

Edit. It is just some potassium salts that require the warning and while there is no official ruling that supplements must carry it, if companies did so it might cause the fda to require it which they dont want.

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