Potato Powder Ingredients & Drug Interactions
by TerraVita Premium Collection
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First and foremost: checking Potato Powder against your medications. The heart of this page is the interaction checker and the full interaction report — how this product’s ingredients may interact with prescription and over-the-counter medicines you may be taking.
Around that, we add a pharmacist’s high-level view of the product as a whole — what’s inside, the evidence for its stated use, how transparent the label is, and what safety data exists — so you can see the full picture in one place. It’s educational information from our licensed clinical databases and the clinical staff at HelloPharmacist — not medical advice — and we don’t sell or endorse products. Our editorial policy
Potato Powder is a dietary supplement by TerraVita Premium Collection with 1 active ingredient. Its ingredients are commonly taken for digestive complaints and heartburn, minor skin irritation or burns (topical folk use), joint or muscle aches (traditional poultice).Based on those ingredients, 7 medications have a known interaction with it, the most serious rated moderate. The ingredients most likely to interact are Potato, Powder. Use the checker below to test your specific medication, or read the full HelloPharmacist Interaction Report.
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HelloPharmacist Scorecard of Potato Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection
Our pharmacy team’s full take, with four database checks built into the cards below — a summary of what is known, not a grade of the product itself.
What’s inside
Full disclosure
This product is 100% potato powder—a single, whole-food ingredient with no added fillers or binders. Potato powder is a dehydrated form of cooked potato, retaining the nutrients of the whole vegetable in concentrated form.
Does it work?
Couldn't assess
The evidence we hold shows potato is possibly ineffective for colorectal cancer prevention, heart attack prevention, stroke prevention, and reducing overall mortality risk. These ratings mean the studies available don't support using potato powder for these purposes.
How safe is it?
Well-documented data
Cooked potato as a food is well tolerated and safe. The safety cautions here apply mainly to raw, green, or sprouted potatoes, which can contain harmful natural toxins (glycoalkaloids) that survive cooking and may cause sweating, headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and in severe cases, paralysis or respiratory problems.
Because this is a powder product—not juice or a medicinal extract—and assuming it's made from normal cooked potatoes, the typical food safety profile applies. However, if you're pregnant or breastfeeding, the data on concentrated potato powders in those settings is limited; talk with your doctor or pharmacist before using it in those situations.
Meds to double-check
Moderate interaction found
Check with your doctor or pharmacist before using this product if you take thrombolytic drugs (blood-clot busters like alteplase or tenecteplase) or succinylcholine (a muscle relaxant used in surgery). Both are Moderate-severity interactions.
If you're facing anesthesia, let your anesthesiologist know you've consumed potato powder recently.
The bottom line
Scorecard at a glanceFully disclosed formula with no assessable stated purpose. Moderate medication interactions have been identified, and safety information is well characterized.
Potato powder is a straightforward whole-food ingredient, generally well tolerated when made from regular cooked potatoes. If you take blood-clot medications or have upcoming surgery, check your specific medications with your doctor or pharmacist before using this product—the interactions documented here could affect how your anesthesia or blood-clot drugs work.
For everyone else, a quick medication check is still a good idea.
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Assessment coverage: 1 of 1 active ingredient matched to our full ingredient reviews (monographs). Based on the product label dated Jun 22, 2023.
This Scorecard evaluates available label information, ingredient evidence, and known medication-safety considerations. It does not independently verify product identity, purity, potency, contamination, or manufacturing quality. How these ratings are computed
General information
Key facts about Potato Powder, straight from the product label.
| Brand | TerraVita Premium Collection |
|---|---|
| Barcode (UPC) | 064435211929 |
| Net contents | 4 Ounce(s) |
| Market status | On market |
| Date entered into DSLD | Jun 22, 2023 |
| DSLD ID | 291129 |
| Product type | Botanical |
| Supplement form | Powder |
| Dietary claims / uses | All Other, Structure/Function |
| Intended target group(s) | Adult (18 - 50 Years) |
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Supplement Facts
The label details for Potato Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection, sourced from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
Supplement Facts
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Potato, Powder | 1000 mg | -- |
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FDA Statement of Identity
A Dietary Supplement
Brand IP Statement(s)
Copyright 2017 TerraVita - Distributed by ZooScape LLC, All Rights Reserved.
Suggested/Recommended/Usage/Directions
Directions Stir 1/4 of a teaspoon into a glass of water and consume 3 times daily, with meals.
General Statements
TerraVita is an exclusive line of premium natural products that use the finest, purest and most potent ingredients in the world. TerraVita's hallmarks are the highest possible standards of purity, potency, stability and freshness. All products are prepared with the greatest quality control, from raw materials through the entire manufacturing process, right up to the moment your product is sealed for freshness and shipped to you.
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FDA Disclaimer Statement
Statements not evaluated by FDA. Product not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Potato Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection label
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View the full label (PDF)The Ingredients in Potato Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection
This is the 1 active ingredient this product is made of. Select it to open its full monograph.
Serving size0.25 Teaspoon(s) Dosage formPowder Servings per container113 Amounts shown are per serving.
Potato, Powder
Interacts with7 drugs
Potato is a common food, and as a supplement it is mostly used in folk remedies such as raw potato juice for stomach upset or as a topical poultice. S...
Potato, Powder monograph & interactionsPotato Powder by TerraVita Premium Collection Drug Interactions
HelloPharmacist Interaction Report
TerraVita Premium Collection Potato Powder can interact with medications, primarily through its potato content.
The most serious concern is with thrombolytic drugs (clot-busting medications used after heart attack or stroke): potato may enhance their effects, potentially increasing bleeding risk. This is a Moderate-severity interaction.
Read the full breakdown — every affected drug type, severity by severity
A second Moderate interaction affects succinylcholine, a muscle relaxant used during anesthesia. If you eat potato before surgery, it may prolong how long the medication paralyzes your muscles and slow your recovery from anesthesia.
Altogether, these interactions span 7 individual medications. If you take any blood-clot medications or are facing surgery, run your exact medications through the checker below before using this powder.
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Individual Drug Interactions
The ingredients in Potato Powder interact with 7 drugs. Click any drug to see the details.
1 of the 1 ingredient in Potato Powder interact with drugs. Each result below shows which ingredient is responsible. Potato, Powder
Alteplase, TpaActilyse, Activase
How Alteplase, Tpa interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderThrombolytic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Alteplase, Tpa interactionStreptokinaseKabikinase, Streptase
How Streptokinase interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderThrombolytic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Streptokinase interactionSuccinylcholineAnectine, Quelicin
How Succinylcholine interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderSuccinylcholine Moderate
Interaction Summary
In humans, consuming potatoes prior to preoperative fasting prolongs the duration of the succinylcholine-induced neuromuscular block and slows recovery from anesthesia.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Succinylcholine interactionTenecteplaseTNKase
How Tenecteplase interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderThrombolytic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Tenecteplase interactionUrokinaseAbbokinase
How Urokinase interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderThrombolytic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Urokinase interactionAnistreplase, ApsacEminase
How Anistreplase, Apsac interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderThrombolytic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Anistreplase, Apsac interactionReteplaseRetevase
How Reteplase interacts with Potato Powder — through 1 ingredient. Tap an ingredient for the detail:
Potato, PowderThrombolytic Drugs Moderate
Interaction Summary
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs.
Read the full Potato, Powder + Reteplase interactionEach ingredient & the kinds of drugs it affects
For each ingredient in Potato Powder with known interactions, here are the types of medications it can affect. Open any type for the detail — or search your exact drug in the checker above.
Potato, Powder
Succinylcholine
In humans, consuming potatoes prior to preoperative fasting prolongs the duration of the succinylcholine-induced neuromuscular block and slows recovery from anesthesia. This interaction is possibly related to inhibition of the butyrylcholinesterase enzyme by potato glycoalkaloids.
Thrombolytic Drugs
Theoretically, concomitant use of potato may enhance the effects of thrombolytic drugs. A carboxypeptidase inhibitor isolated from potato tubers may have inhibitory effects on thrombin-activatable thrombolysis inhibitor, and thereby enhance the activity of thrombolytic agents.
Brand information
Manufacturer and brand details for Potato Powder, from the product label.
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The Full Monographs Behind Potato Powder’s Ingredients
Every ingredient we hold a full HelloPharmacist monograph for — uses, evidence, safety, and the complete interaction list.
Sources & How We Checked
Potato Powder's label data comes from the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database; the ingredient interaction data is from the Natural Medicines database, reviewed by our pharmacists.
- NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database (DSLD) — The official product label on file for this supplement.
- Natural Medicines (Therapeutic Research Center) — Evidence-graded clinical reference behind the ingredient interaction data.
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The 15 references behind this product’s interaction data
Every citation that drives the interaction findings for this product’s ingredients, from the evidence-graded Natural Medicines (TRC Healthcare) database. Open an ingredient to browse its citations — links open the study on PubMed or the publisher’s site.
Potato 15 references
- The Review of Natural Products by Facts and Comparisons. St. Louis, MO: Wolters Kluwer Co., 1999.
- Klement P, Liao P, Bajzar L. A novel approach to arterial thrombolysis. Blood 1999;94:2735-43. DOI
- Redlitz A, Nicolini FA, Malycky JL, et al. Inducible carboxypeptidase activity. A role in clot lysis in vivo. Circulation 1996;93:1328-30. PubMed
- Larsson SC, Wolk A. Potato consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease: 2 prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2016;104(5):1245-1252. PubMed
- Vinson JA, Demkosky CA, Navarre DA, Smyda MA. High-antioxidant potatoes: acute in vivo antioxidant source and hypotensive agent in humans after supplementation to hypertensive subjects. J Agric Food Chem. 2012;60(27):6749-54. PubMed
- Bestas A, Goksu H, Erhan OL. The effect of preoperative consumption of potatoes on succinylcholine-induced block and recovery from anesthesia. J Clin Monit Comput. 2013;27(6):609-12. PubMed
- Chrubasik S, Chrubasik C, Torda T, Madisch A. Efficacy and tolerability of potato juice in dyspeptic patients: a pilot study. Phytomedicine. 2006;13(1-2):11-5. PubMed
- Mensinga TT, Sips AJ, Rompelberg CJ, et al. Potato glycoalkaloids and adverse effects in humans: an ascending dose study. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 2005;41(1):66-72. PubMed
- Darooghegi Mofrad M, Milajerdi A, Sheikhi A, Azadbakht L. Potato consumption and risk of all cause, cancer and cardiovascular mortality: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2020;60(7): PubMed
- Elefterova-Florova EV, Popova DN, Andreeva RV. An unusual and rare case of food-dependent exercise-induced anaphylaxis caused by ingestion of potatoes. Folia Med (Plovdiv). 2018;60(3):479-82. PubMed
- Schwingshackl L, Schwedhelm C, Hoffmann G, Boeing H. Potatoes and risk of chronic disease: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis. Eur J Nutr. 2019;58(6):2243-51. PubMed
- Tsang C, Smail NF, Almoosawi S, McDougall GJM, Al-Dujaili EAS. Antioxidant rich potato improves arterial stiffness in healthy adults. Plant Foods Hum Nutr. 2018;73(3):203-8. PubMed
- Stone MS, Martin BR, Weaver CM. Short-Term RCT of Increased Dietary Potassium from Potato or Potassium Gluconate: Effect on Blood Pressure, Microcirculation, and Potassium and Sodium Retention in Pre-Hypertensive-to-Hypertensive Adults. Nutrients 2021;13( PubMed
- Darooghegi Mofrad M, Mozaffari H, Askari MR, et al. Potato Consumption and Risk of Site-Specific Cancers in Adults: A Systematic Review and Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies. Adv Nutr. 2021 Oct 1;12(5):1705-22. PubMed
- Yiannakou I, Pickering RT, Yuan M, Singer MR, Moore LL. Potato consumption is not associated with cardiometabolic health outcomes in Framingham Offspring Study adults. J Nutr Sci. 2022 Sep 2;11:e73. PubMed
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