Yield: 1 glass (about 8 fl oz)

Baking Soda Horse Trick: What Studies Show (and Risks)

The baking soda horse trick means three different things. Here's what the horse research found, the sodium in every spoon, who should skip it, and a measured plain glass for reference.

Prep Time3 minutes

Total Time3 minutes

Ingredients

• 8 fl oz (240 mL) plain water, 240 mL; stir until the powder dissolves
• 1/4 tsp (1.15 g) food-grade, aluminum-free baking soda (not baking powder), 1.15 g; level, not heaped; baking powder is a different product and doesn't substitute

Instructions

1. Level the soda. Fill a 1/4 teaspoon (1.15 g) with food-grade, aluminum-free baking soda and sweep the top flat with the back of a knife. The spoon should look flush, not mounded.
2. Pour the water first. Pour 8 fl oz (240 mL) of plain water into a clean glass before adding anything, so the powder has room to dissolve. Never mix it as a concentrated shot.
3. Stir until dissolved. Add the soda and stir until the water looks clear and no white grains sit on the bottom. Nothing else goes in this glass.
4. Sip it fresh. Drink the glass slowly in one sitting, and not on a very full stomach. Mix a new glass each time, since we found no sourced storage time.

Notes

This card is a plain baking soda glass for reference. It is not the viral ad recipe and not a treatment.

Metric amounts are rounded. The 1.15 g figure is 1/4 teaspoon at the USDA household portion of 4.6 g per teaspoon.

Nutrition values are estimates calculated from typical USDA FoodData Central values for baking soda and plain water. They are not measured. Sodium is our arithmetic from the USDA figure of 27,400 mg per 100 g.

The 8 fl oz (240 mL) of water is our recipe, not a medical rule. MedlinePlus gives at least 4 oz (120 mL) for antacid use.