Standardized Potassium Chloride – High-Quality Essential Mineral and Electrolyte Replenishing Raw Material from India

1. General Introduction to Potassium Chloride

Potassium Chloride (KCl) is a metal halide salt that plays a vital role as an essential mineral and electrolyte for the human body. Outstanding for its excellent water solubility and ability to rapidly dissociate into K+ ions, this active ingredient is widely used as a primary therapeutic agent in electrolyte replenishment drugs and intravenous fluids, as well as a key component in dietary supplements and sports drinks.

The raw material is manufactured by Sujata Nutri-Pharma Pvt. Ltd. (India), one of the most reputable pharmaceutical mineral manufacturers holding international quality certifications. With an advanced synthesis and purification process, Sujata's Potassium Chloride achieves optimal purity, strictly controlling heavy metals and impurities. This ensures absolute consistency across production batches and fully complies with the most stringent global pharmacopeial standards.

2. Potassium Chloride Raw Material Information

• Raw Material Name: Potassium Chloride (KCl)
• Manufacturer: Sujata Nutri-Pharma Pvt. Ltd.
• Origin: India
• Material Category: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) / Supplemental Mineral Ingredient.
• Function: Electrolyte replenishment, prevention and treatment of hypokalemia, flavor enhancer, stabilizer in food.
• Chemical Composition: Inorganic salt with the chemical formula KCl.
• Physical Form: Fine crystalline powder or colorless/white crystals, odorless, with a characteristic salty and slightly bitter taste.
• Solubility: Very soluble in water, slightly soluble in glycerol, practically insoluble in ethanol and ether.
• Quality Standards: Complies with the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), European Pharmacopoeia (EP), British Pharmacopoeia (BP), or Indian Pharmacopoeia (IP).

The raw material is strictly controlled for:

• Heavy Metal and Impurity Limits: Strict control of Arsenic, Lead, and other metal impurities at extremely low levels, below international pharmacopeial thresholds, ensuring absolute safety when introduced into the body.
• Purity (Assay): Ensures a high standard of KCl content (typically between 99% - 100.5% calculated on the dried basis), providing accurate quantitative therapeutic efficacy.
• Microbiological Limits: Meets stringent microbiological standards for oral, injectable, and infusion preparations.

3. Key advantages of Potassium Chloride 

• High Purity and Biosafety: Sujata's purification process maximizes the elimination of insoluble residues and heavy metals, making it safe for long-term use to balance the body's homeostasis.
• Natural Physiological Mechanism: Directly supplies potassium ions—the most abundant intracellular ion—helping to maintain osmotic pressure, acid-base balance, stable muscle contraction, and nerve conduction without negative side effects when used at the correct dosage.
• Superior Formulation Properties: Exhibits excellent flowability and compressibility, dissolves completely and easily in aqueous solvents, and is compatible with most common excipients. Suitable for tablets, capsules, and liquid solutions.
• Reasonable Cost and Stable Supply: Being manufactured in India by Sujata Nutri-Pharma allows the product to have an optimally competitive price compared to sources from Europe or the US, serving as an effective solution to help production plants optimize their product costs.

4. Applications of Potassium Chloride

In Pharmaceuticals (Core Application)

• Electrolyte Replenishment Drugs: Acts as the main Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) in oral rehydration salt (ORS) powder lines to replenish water and electrolytes during diarrhea and high fever.
• Hypokalemia Treatment Drugs: Applied in extended-release tablet and capsule formulas to supplement Potassium for debilitated patients or those taking diuretics.
• Intravenous Fluids: Used in the preparation of intravenous infusion solutions (such as Ringer's Lactate or NaCl-KCl solutions) for hospital use.

In Dietary Supplements & Beverages

• Sports Products: Applied in mineral waters, energy recovery powders, cramp prevention, and mineral replenishment for athletes.
• Healthy Salt Substitutes: Used to partially or completely replace Sodium salt (NaCl) in diet products for individuals with hypertension or cardiovascular diseases.

5. Commercial Products Using Potassium Chloride

6. Product Contact Information

For more information regarding the supply chain, technical specifications of Potassium Chloride, or to place an order, please contact us:

• Consultation Hotline: +84 (0) 834 560 500
• Email: director@biorichgroup.com
• Website:www.biorichgroup.com
• Sample/COA Request: Please contact us via email to request testing samples and the latest Certificate of Analysis (COA) for the raw material from the manufacturer, Sujata Nutri-Pharma Pvt. Ltd.