Tips for Better Blending

Half a teaspoon mixed into a full 1.5L jug of chocolate milkshake works well on our SGLT1s, see how it goes for you. Use the smoothie setting for milk shakes and speed 1 or 2 for cocktails.

Chocolate milkshakes. Add salt and make them sweeter!

A pinch of salt added to a chocolate flavoured shake or cocktail actually sweetens the taste of the drink by stimulating the sweet-sensitive taste cells on your tongue.

SGLT1 is a sensor located with the sweet-sensitive taste cells on your tongue that transport glucose into the cells when small amounts of sodium are present.

So a bit of salt triggers your taste buds to register sweetness.