What we use: Tricalcium Phosphate²⁵
What it does:
- Builds bones and teeth²⁵
- Makes your muscles squeeze (contract)²⁵
- Helps nerves send messages²⁵
- Lets blood clot properly²⁵
When you don't get enough:
- Muscle cramps²⁵
- Numbness and tingling²⁵
- Bones get weak and break easily²⁵
- Teeth problems²⁵
- Your body steals calcium from bones to keep your heart beating²⁵
Why we pay more for this form: Calcium carbonate (the cheap stuff) needs stomach acid to dissolve. That can be a problem if you don't make much stomach acid.²⁵ It can also cause gas and bloating when it reacts with stomach acid, and it can taste chalky and gritty.
Tricalcium phosphate absorbs well, gives you phosphorus too, and doesn't make our broth taste like chalk. It also packs those nutrients into less powder than our old calcium ingredient, leaving more room for the soup to taste like soup.²⁵
