Calcium gluconate solubility is what gives this form of calcium supplement the upper hand among the other forms when it comes to absorbability. This is because calcium salt solubility plays an important role in the absorption of the calcium. Solubility is inversely related to the weight or amount of elemental calcium contained. The supplement with higher elemental calcium have lesser solubility, while those with low elemental calcium are more soluble. Calcium gluconate solubility is among the highest as this form has one of the lowest elemental weight of calcium. Is your body efficiently absorbing the elemental calcium from your supplement?
Inorganic calcium supplements like carbonate, coral, phosphate, bone meal and oyster shell need stomach acid to transform them into a soluble, ionized state for them to be absorbed in the small intestine. Additionally, tablets and capsules also require stomach acid to be broken down in order for nutrients to be available for absorption. For this reason, these forms of supplemental calcium must be taken with meals to create a highly acidic environment. However, stomach acid and our ability to absorb nutrients diminish as we age, hence, resulting to deficiencies. Elderly people and other individuals with diminished stomach acid may be able to absorb organic forms of calcium better as they are already in a soluble, ionized state and do not need stomach acid for conversion. Organic forms include gluconate, citrate and lactate. Calcium gluconate solubility makes it easy for elderly and other individuals with low stomach acid to absorb this form of calcium supplementation.
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The body also best absorbs calcium when it is in liquid form, as long as this liquid formulation is a solution and not a suspension since the minerals in the suspension are not really dissolved, but are just floating in suspension. The capsule form is better absorbed than the tablet. Calcium gluconate solubility makes it suitable for use in liquid solutions, making it more easily absorbed by the intestine. Calcium gluconate solubility is maintained throughout the whole gastrointestinal tract.
Calcium gluconate solubility makes it easily absorbed into the three absorption sites throughout the intestine, the active transport site, the passive absorption site and the colon, regardless of the amount of calcium taken, hormone levels, stomach acid, nutrition or age. Calcium gluconate solubility is 30 times more than that of calcium carbonate. Additionally, the gluconate form also improves the solubility and absorption of magnesium.
The ideal time to take calcium is at bedtime to curb bone turnover and to naturally support sleep. Because of calcium gluconate solubility, this form need not be taken with meals and are, thus, perfect to be taken at bedtime.
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