Show HN: Plant-based flavor enhancer – hack your tastebuds to eat healthy

Re:Show HN: Plant-based flavor enhancer – hack your tastebud... by ortusdux on Sunday January 24, 2021 @01:39PM (#25894476)

I've tried the older pill form in the past and the effect is quite interesting. We ended up trying half the things in the pantry. I seem to remember that grapefruit was amazing, and that satsumas were overpowering.

For those weary of the effect, keep in mind that the average toothpaste contains sodium laurel sulfate, which removes our ability to taste sweetness, replacing it with bitterness. This is primarily done to keep people from eating sugar when their teeth are most vulnerable.

I could see this product selling well alongside cannabis products.

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Re:Show HN: Plant-based flavor enhancer – hack your tastebud... by WillPostForFood on Sunday January 24, 2021 @02:14PM (#25894821)

>This is primarily done to keep people from eating sugar when their teeth are most vulnerable.

SLS is primarily added as a foaming agent.

>Sodium lauryl sulfate is frequently used as a surfactant, or foaming agent. It may also serve as an emulsifier, helping oil based and water based ingredients to stay mixed. In many of our toothpastes SLS is used as a surfactant and helps to properly disperse the ingredients during brushing, and ensures easy rinsing and removal of debris (i.e. food particles).

https://www.tomsofmaine.com/our-promise/ingredients/sodium-l...

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Re:Show HN: Plant-based flavor enhancer – hack your tastebud... by ac29 on Sunday January 24, 2021 @04:15PM (#25896132)

Not only that, but your teeth are at their least vulnerable after brushing. Sugar doesnt cause tooth decay, acidic bacterial metabolites of those sugars do.

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Re:Show HN: Plant-based flavor enhancer – hack your tastebud... by Dgetman on Sunday January 24, 2021 @01:47PM (#25894537)

I've heard interesting things about what it does to cannabis products...no personal experience though.

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