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Sodium, Calcium and Magnesium in Burntide: 2.5 mg, 1 mg and 0.75 mg

Written by Burntidedaily Editorial Desk·Medically reviewed by Dr. Alexis David, MD, Physician·Reviewed October 16, 2026

Three small numbers sit above the blend on the Burntide panel, and they confuse people. Why does a weight support gummy list calcium, magnesium and sodium at almost nothing? The short answer is the BHB salts. This post explains the numbers, looks at what the sources say about each salt, and compares salts with esters in the ketone studies.

Why does the Burntide panel list sodium, calcium and magnesium?

Because the active blend contains three salts of beta-hydroxybutyrate, called BHB. One is bound to calcium, one to magnesium and one to sodium. Labelling rules require the mineral half of each salt to be declared. So the panel lists the minerals once as nutrients, and again as part of the blend line.

Look at the last column. These are declarations, not nutrition. Nobody should buy this gummy for calcium or magnesium, and the label is not asking you to. Supplements that do something for minerals are dosed in the hundreds of milligrams, per the NIH magnesium fact sheet and the NIH calcium fact sheet.

Does the sodium in Burntide matter?

For most people, no. At 2.5 mg per gummy it is tiny. There is a second small source in the base, sodium citrate, which the other-ingredients line lists as a buffer. Even with both, the total is far below the 2,300 mg adult limit.

It matters only in narrow cases. If you follow a strictly sodium-restricted diet, your clinician will want to know about everything you take, including this. If you take diuretics or blood pressure medicine, ask a pharmacist. The amounts are small, and the sources still call electrolyte handling the right thing to mention.

What are the benefits of sodium BHB or calcium BHB?

The sources do not publish a benefit for any single salt, and we will not make one up. There is no per-salt amount on the label either. What they do describe is BHB itself. It is a ketone body. The liver makes it from fat when carbohydrate runs short. It works as fuel for muscle and brain, and as a signalling molecule (Newman and Verdin, 2017).

The salts are a way to bind that molecule to a mineral so it can go into a product. In search terms these are the BHB ketones, or the beta hydroxybutyrate ketone, in a gummy. Why a maker picks three salts rather than one is not stated on the label. The seller's second bonus guide, The Steady Embers, is described as a plain-language explainer on why the formula uses three mineral salts. Its text is not published here.

What do ketone studies say about salts and esters?

The studies we cite cover both forms. None compares them with a gummy.

Read the doses next to the table. The studies that moved blood ketones used 10 to 25 g of salts or esters in a single serving. Burntide has 0.525 of a gram for four ingredients together. That is twenty to fifty times smaller before the split is even counted. See the pooled analysis and the ester drink study for the methods. Burntide does not induce ketosis, and nothing on this site says it does.

What does 0% Daily Value tell you?

Percent Daily Value compares the amount in one serving with a reference intake for a whole day, on a 2,000 calorie diet. For calcium that reference is 1,300 mg, so 1 mg is a tiny slice. For magnesium it is 420 mg, so 0.75 mg is under one fifth of one percent. For sodium the general adult limit in the sources is 2,300 mg, so 2.5 mg is about one thousandth of it.

Because each result rounds down to zero, the panel prints 0%. That is the label being accurate, not evasive. The other rows tell a similar story: total carbohydrates 2 g is 1%, and added sugars 1 g is 2%. The dagger on the blend and on total sugars means a Daily Value is not established for those lines.

In short, the minerals are there for a labelling reason. They do not change your daily intake in any way that matters for most people. The one exception is a clinician-directed low-sodium plan, and that is a conversation to have with the clinician.

What else matters about the minerals?

• The minerals are not a reason to skip a calcium or magnesium supplement your doctor has told you to take.
• A 525 mg blend, 30 servings and REV 04/24 identify the label described here.
• Sodium citrate in the base adds a second small sodium source.
• Added sugar is 1 g and total sugars 2 g per gummy, so count that if you track sugar.
• Do not use the jar if the seal is damaged or missing.

Frequently asked questions

Our view

These three numbers are paperwork, not nutrition. They exist because of the salts, and they tell you that the active blend is small. If you take only one thing from the post, take this: nobody should expect minerals, or ketosis, from half a gram.

For anyone watching sodium or taking blood pressure medicine, a short chat with a pharmacist is cheap and quick. Bring the jar.