Vol. I · Ingredients Brief · n = 6

Six ingredients.
Nothing else.

Every ingredient in Zim Zam was chosen for one reason: it delivers a mineral found in Zamzam water. Nothing was added to improve the taste, the color, or the marketing. If it is not in Zamzam water, it is not in the bag.

“It's not a single one of these in a super overdosed amount. It's all of them on a level that is about one-tenth maximum of your daily serving.” — Abel · Zim Zam co-founder
Raw Baja Sea Salt — wet, unrefined, harvested directly from the ocean
Fig. I · Salt · Raw, undried
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Baja Sea Salt.

NaCl + trace minerals

The foundation of the blend.

We tested every salt we could find. Baja Sea Salt was the closest mineral match to Zamzam water of any natural salt on the planet.

It has the lowest sodium content of any natural salt — which surprises most people, because they assume all salt is sodium. It has the highest naturally occurring magnesium and potassium. And, according to the supplier's analysis, it carries 91 trace minerals. Zamzam water carries a far broader spectrum. No other salt comes close to that kind of mineral diversity.

But what makes Baja Sea Salt truly different is how it is harvested. Most salts on the market — including many sold as "sea salt" — come from dried-up seabeds. They are mined. They pass through metal equipment. They are processed and refined before they reach you.

Baja Sea Salt is harvested directly from the ocean off the coast of Baja, Mexico. It is not mined. It does not pass through metal. It is so unrefined and wet when it arrives that we have to dry it ourselves before we can use it in the blend.

“It's so wet that we have to actually dry it. This is something that we do — we have to dry the salt. It is so unrefined and literally straight out of the ocean.”

— Abel · Zim Zam co-founder

That is the ingredient we chose to build on. The salt that is closest to Zamzam. The one that still carries the ocean in it when it arrives at our door.

Sodium bicarbonate — clean white powder
Fig. II · NaHCO₃
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Sodium Bicarbonate.

NaHCO3

What makes the water alkaline.

Zamzam water has a natural alkalinity of approximately pH 7.8 — slightly alkaline, never extreme. That alkalinity comes from bicarbonates. Sodium bicarbonate mimics this in our blend.

Bicarbonates do more than adjust the pH. They round out the mineral profile and buffer the blend the way they do in Zamzam water — a component most electrolyte products leave out entirely.

Here is why this ingredient matters for understanding Zim Zam's place in the market: most electrolyte brands cannot include bicarbonates. When you overdose minerals, you need sugar — and usually citric or other added acids — to make it drinkable. That added sugar and acid work against the bicarbonate in the product. Every brand that adds sugar has made a choice — whether they know it or not — to reduce one of Zamzam water's most important mineral components.

We have no sugar. So the bicarbonates stay.

Calcium citrate — fine white crystalline powder
Fig. III · Ca₃(C₆H₅O₇)₂
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Calcium Citrate.

Ca3(C6H5O7)2

The mineral Zamzam water has more of than almost anything else.

Zamzam water contains roughly 24× the calcium of typical bottled water — and many times the calcium of ordinary tap water. The difference between Zamzam and what comes out of a faucet is enormous.

Calcium citrate was chosen as the delivery form because of its bioavailability — how much of the calcium your body actually absorbs rather than passing through unused. The citrate form absorbs across a range of stomach acidities, including when acid is low — while carbonate forms need high stomach acid to absorb. That made citrate the right call for a product used throughout the day. It is also gentle on the stomach.

One practical note: calcium citrate does not fully dissolve in water. You may notice a fine sediment that settles at the bottom of your glass. That is the calcium. It is not a flaw — it is what real calcium looks like in water. Shake before your last few sips.

Magnesium glycinate — fine powder
Fig. IV · Mg(C₂H₄NO₂)₂
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Magnesium Glycinate.

Mg(C2H4NO2)2

The form of magnesium your body can actually use.

Zamzam water has moderate, consistent magnesium levels. We needed a form of magnesium that matched that — effective but not harsh.

Magnesium glycinate has among the highest bioavailability of any magnesium supplement form. Bioavailability means how well your body absorbs it — a mineral you cannot absorb is a mineral you wasted. The reason glycinate absorbs well: it is chelated to glycine, an amino acid, which carries the magnesium through the gut wall. Glycinate is also one of the gentlest forms on the stomach. Other common forms — magnesium oxide, magnesium citrate — are known for digestive disruption at higher doses. Glycinate avoids that.

This matters because Zim Zam is designed to be used up to twelve times a day. The magnesium in each scoop needs to absorb cleanly and cause no discomfort at repeated doses.

Potassium chloride — granular form
Fig. V · KCl
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Potassium Chloride.

KCl

Matching Zamzam water's potassium at moderate, safe levels.

Zamzam water contains several times the potassium of typical bottled water. Potassium is essential for cellular function, muscle recovery, and hydration — and it is one of the minerals the electrolyte industry keeps going back and forth on.

Recent trends have swung from sodium-heavy formulas to potassium-heavy ones. The problem is that overdosing on potassium is just as dangerous as overdosing on sodium. Your heart depends on a precise potassium balance.

Our approach is not to follow the latest study. It is to match the ratio that has existed in Zamzam water for at least 1,450 recorded years — and by tradition since the time of Ibrahim, peace be upon him, some 4,000 years ago — the middle path.

Magnesium sulfate — coarse crystals
Fig. VI · MgSO₄
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Magnesium Sulfate.

MgSO4

The second form of magnesium — and here is why we use two.

Zamzam water has significant sulfate content — approximately 150 mg/L, varying by sample. Sulfates play a role in mineral absorption. To match this part of Zamzam's profile, we needed a sulfate source. Magnesium sulfate serves double duty: it delivers both the magnesium and the sulfate ions.

This is why the blend contains two forms of magnesium. Magnesium glycinate is there for the magnesium — high absorption, gentle on the stomach. Magnesium sulfate is there primarily for the sulfate ions — matching a component of Zamzam's mineral profile that most people overlook entirely.

It is not redundancy. It is precision.

§ Why the Ratio Matters
Six minerals working together,
none overdosed, all in balance.
— Saif Qasrawi · Inorganic Research Chemist · On the “golden ratio”
§ The Negative Space

What is not in it.

No sugar. No artificial sweeteners. No colors. No flavors. No preservatives. No fillers.

Most electrolyte brands add sugar because they have to — overdosed minerals taste terrible, and sugar masks the flavor. But sugar does more than add calories. The added sugar and acid in those drinks work against the bicarbonate, reducing one of Zamzam water's most important components. And sugar signals to your body that you are consuming food, not water — changing how your body processes the minerals entirely.

We have nothing to mask because there is nothing to mask. Moderate doses of clean minerals taste like what they are: water that has been upgraded.

§ Six Ingredients · Nothing Else

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§ Transparency

What we are required to say.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Zim Zam is a food, not a supplement, and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Consult your doctor before use if you have a specific medical condition or take prescription medications.

We say it here, on our FAQ, and on our Terms page because it is the truth — and we would rather show the language than hide it.