Yield: 1 glass (8 fl oz)

Honey and Baking Soda Trick: Does It Work? Sodium Facts

A sourced check of the viral honey and baking soda drink: what it promises, what the sources say, the sodium in mg, the honey age rule and one diluted 1/4 tsp glass.

Prep Time2 minutes

Total Time2 minutes

Ingredients

• 8 fl oz (240 mL) warm water, 240 mL; warm, not boiling; MedlinePlus minimum is 4 oz (120 mL)
• 1/4 tsp (1.15 g) food-grade, aluminum-free baking soda, 1.15 g; level measure, not heaped; baking powder is a different product
• 1 tsp (7 g) honey, 7 g; never for a child under 1 year

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 a knife. The spoon should look flush, not mounded.
2. Pour the warm water first. Pour 8 fl oz (240 mL) of warm water into a clear glass. Never go below 4 fl oz (120 mL), the MedlinePlus minimum for dissolving the powder. Skip boiling water, which Cleveland Clinic says can destroy some of honey's properties.
3. Add the soda and stir. Add the soda and stir until the water looks clear and no white grains sit on the bottom.
4. Stir in the honey. Add 1 teaspoon (7 g) of honey and stir until it dissolves.
5. Sip it fresh. Drink the glass in sips, not as a shot and not on an overly full stomach. Mix one glass at a time, since we found no sourced shelf life.

Notes

Metric amounts are rounded. The 1.15 g figure is 1/4 teaspoon at the USDA household portion of 4.6 g per teaspoon; the 7 g of honey is our division of the USDA 21 g per tablespoon.

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

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