Ingredient · Botanical
Butyrate (Tributyrin / Calcium Butyrate)
Also known as Glycerol tributyrate,.
- Forms graded
- 2
- Dose zones
- 5
- Updated
- 1 Sept 2026
Every Butyrate (Tributyrin / Calcium Butyrate) form, graded
2 forms scored on published absorption evidence. This is the comparison no supplement brand will publish about its own products.
- ×1.5Superior absorptionNone graded here
- ×1.25Well absorbedButyrate (Tributyrin)
- ×1Reference formButyrate (Calcium/Magnesium Butyrate)
- ×0.85Poor absorptionNone graded here
- Butyrate (Tributyrin)Multiplier×1.25
- Butyrate (Calcium/Magnesium Butyrate)Multiplier×1
Multipliers are applied to each ingredient's dose score when a product is graded. How multipliers are assigned.
How much Butyrate (Tributyrin / Calcium Butyrate) should you take?
SuppScore grades doses across evidence zones rather than against a single recommended figure. Scored information, not a recommendation.
- Zone 10 to 75 mg per dayLow dose
- Zone 275 to 225 mg per dayGeneral maintenance dose
- Zone 3225 to 300 mg per dayFor deficiency or elevated need
- Zone 51000 to 1500 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose
- Zone 5300 to 1000 mg per dayPractitioner-grade dose
Zones describe what the evidence supports at a dose. They are not advice on what to take, and they do not replace a conversation with a doctor or pharmacist.
What is Butyrate (Tributyrin / Calcium Butyrate) good for?
References
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