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Calcium, Magnesium & Sodium BHB: Why Three Forms

2026 guide  •  6 min read

Short answer: Calcium BHB, Magnesium BHB, and Sodium BHB are three mineral salt forms delivering beta-hydroxybutyrate — each mineral acts as a carrier stabilizing the compound for the gummy format, not as a distinct ketone source.

Calcium BHB: the first of three carriers

One of three mineral salt forms delivering beta-hydroxybutyrate, a ketone body the body produces naturally during carbohydrate restriction — the foundational delivery mechanism explained here.

Magnesium and Sodium BHB: rounding out the blend

A second BHB salt form; the mineral carrier stabilizes the compound for the gummy format — and the third BHB salt form rounding out the blend's exogenous ketone delivery system.

💡 Why the mineral amounts themselves are negligible: mineral content is structural, not nutritional — the BHB salts' mineral amounts (sodium, calcium, magnesium) are far below any meaningful daily value; their role is stabilizing the formula, not supplementing electrolytes.

Why this distinction matters if you're tracking mineral intake

Roughly 2.5mg sodium, 1mg calcium, 0.75mg magnesium per serving represents 0% of the daily value for each — worth knowing if you were expecting meaningful mineral supplementation from this formula.

See all three BHB salt forms in Gumitide

Structural carriers, honestly explained.

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