1.0 2010-04-08 22:11:50 UTC 2025-11-19 00:55:07 UTC FDB015438 Potassium iodide Nutrient supplement; added to food as a source of iodine [DFC] Potassium iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KI. The major uses of KI include use as a nutritional supplement in animal feeds and also the human diet. For the latter, it is the most common additive used to "iodize" table salt (a public health measure to prevent iodine deficiency in populations which get little seafood). Kelp is a natural KI source. The iodide content can range from 89 ug/g to 8165 ug/g in Asian varieties, making prepared foods content difficult to estimate. Eating 3-5 grams of most dried, unrinsed seaweeds will provide the 100-150 micrograms iodide recommended daily allowance for nutritional purposes. [Wikipedia] Embamix Hydriodic acid potassium salt Iodic acid potassium salt Iosat Jodid Joptone Kalium iodatum KI Kisol Knollide PIMA Potassium salt of hydriodic acid Potide Quadrinal Radblock Thyroblock Thyrojod Thyrosafe Thyroshield IK 166.0028 165.868175281 potassium iodide potassium iodide 7681-11-0 [K+].[I-] InChI=1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M belongs to the class of inorganic compounds known as alkali metal iodides. These are inorganic compounds in which the largest halogen atom is Iodine, and the heaviest metal atom is an alkali metal. Alkali metal iodides Inorganic compounds Mixed metal/non-metal compounds Alkali metal salts Alkali metal iodides Inorganic salts Alkali metal iodide Inorganic salt potassium salt melting_point Mp 723° logp 0.2 ChemAxon iupac potassium iodide ChemAxon average_mass 166.0028 ChemAxon mono_mass 165.868175281 ChemAxon smiles [K+].[I-] ChemAxon formula IK ChemAxon inchi InChI=1S/HI.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1 ChemAxon inchikey NLKNQRATVPKPDG-UHFFFAOYSA-M ChemAxon polar_surface_area 0 ChemAxon refractivity 0 ChemAxon polarizability 1.78 ChemAxon rotatable_bond_count 0 ChemAxon acceptor_count 0 ChemAxon donor_count 0 ChemAxon physiological_charge 1 ChemAxon formal_charge 0 ChemAxon 8346