What's Inside SlimSoda

SlimSoda is a powdered dietary supplement sold in a tub. Sodium bicarbonate — ordinary baking soda — is the base, and three other ingredients are formulated around it. Below is what the product contains, how the seller describes each part, and what the label itself claims.

The format

It is a powder you dissolve in water, not a capsule you swallow. That is a deliberate choice on the seller's part: sodium bicarbonate has to be in solution to act in the gut, and a pressed tablet or a capsule shell does not put it there in the same way.

Practically, it means a scoop, a glass of water and a stir. It dissolves in a few seconds without a shaker or blender. For anyone who struggles with large capsules — a real issue for plenty of people over 60 — the format is the main advantage on offer here.

One tub holds 30 scoops. Net weight is 2.12 oz (60 g).

The four ingredients

These descriptions follow the seller's own product materials. We have not independently tested the formula, and we are not in a position to verify the doses, which are not published on the sales page. Read the full Supplement Facts panel on the tub.

Sodium bicarbonate

Baking soda. The seller's explanation is that it raises pH in the gut, and that the cells lining the gut which produce GLP-1 — the hormone involved in appetite and satiety — are sensitive to how acidic their environment is.

Worth knowing on your own account: sodium bicarbonate carries a meaningful sodium load. That matters if you have high blood pressure, heart failure or kidney disease, or if you have been told to watch your sodium for any other reason.

Concentrated gingerol (ginger extract)

Gingerol is the active compound in ginger, here as a concentrated extract rather than culinary ginger. The seller includes it to act on DPP-4, an enzyme that breaks GLP-1 down quickly once the body has produced it.

One note on the evidence, because you will see a specific figure quoted elsewhere in this category: the research on ginger and body weight is real but modest, and the reviews that exist describe the results as inconsistent. Treat large percentage claims about gingerol and DPP-4 with caution wherever you meet them.

Berberine

A compound extracted from several plants, sold widely on its own. The seller includes it as an activator of AMPK, an enzyme involved in whether the body burns or stores available energy.

The thing to check on the label is the form. Ordinary berberine is absorbed very poorly — well under one percent of an oral dose reaches circulation — which is why enhanced forms exist. If you are comparing this against a berberine capsule you already own, that is the comparison that matters, not the milligram count alone.

NAD+

A coenzyme present in every cell and involved in cellular repair. The seller includes it in the formula for skin and cellular support as body composition changes.

What the label claims

The tub carries four structure/function claims, each marked with an asterisk:

  • Supports weight loss*
  • Boosts metabolism*
  • Supports bloating relief*
  • Helps control appetite*

The asterisk carries the standard statement required of dietary supplements in the United States: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

The seller also states that the product contains no stimulants, caffeine, gluten, sugar, artificial fillers or dyes, that it is manufactured in the United States in an FDA-registered facility, and that batches are third-party tested for purity.

Directions

As of the current product materials, the directions are one scoop in a glass of water before breakfast and one scoop in a glass of water before dinner.

Directions and formulations change between batches. The label on the tub you actually receive is the one that applies — not this page, and not the sales page you ordered from.

Safety and interactions

This is the part of the page worth reading twice, particularly if you are over 60.

Berberine has documented interactions with metformin and other blood-sugar medication (the effects can stack, raising the risk of hypoglycaemia), with blood pressure medication, and with anticoagulants.

Sodium bicarbonate adds sodium, which is a genuine consideration in hypertension, heart failure and kidney disease.

If you take prescription medication, are pregnant or nursing, or manage any ongoing condition, talk to your doctor or pharmacist before you start — and do it before you order, not after the tub arrives. Stop taking it and seek medical advice if you have a reaction.

Nothing on this site is medical advice, and we are not qualified to give any.

Last reviewed 30 August 2026. Product details are taken from SlimSoda's published materials and can change without notice.