{"product_id":"saltstick-fastchews-chewable-electrolyte-tablets","title":"SaltStick FastChews Chewable Electrolyte Tablets","description":"\u003cp\u003eSaltStick FastChews are chewable electrolyte tablets that need no water and no mixing. Each serving of two tablets carries 150 mg of electrolytes and 2 g of carbohydrate, and the usual dose is two tablets every 30 minutes of activity. Ten flavours are made, two of them with 15 mg of green-tea caffeine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eWhat it is and when to use it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn electrolyte tablet you chew during exercise, rather than a powder you have to carry, measure and mix into a bottle. That is the whole idea: two tablets every 30 minutes, water whenever you want it, and nothing to prepare beforehand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaltStick say FastChews start working in 45 seconds, on the basis of a study they funded at Western Colorado University which found nearly half the sodium can be absorbed in under a minute when chewed. Worth knowing the study was brand-funded — the mechanism is real, since the mouth lining absorbs faster than the gut, but treat the number as the manufacturer's.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest in heat, on long efforts, and any time you are drinking plain water rather than sports drink. If you already carry a mixed bottle you may not need them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eTaste and texture\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey chew like a sweet tart — firm, not chalky, and they do not stick to your teeth. SaltStick make no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners, which is unusual in this category and is why they taste less synthetic than most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen flavours are made, so the sensible first buy is a flavour you already like the sound of. Taste changes under effort, and a flavour you find sickly at kilometre 30 is a packet you will not finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eCaffeine, sodium and what varies\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery serving of two tablets carries \u003cstrong\u003e150 mg of electrolytes\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003e2 g of carbohydrate\u003c\/strong\u003e — enough salt to matter, not enough sugar to count as fuel. FastChews replace electrolytes; they are not an energy product.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo of the ten flavours add \u003cstrong\u003e15 mg of caffeine\u003c\/strong\u003e, from green tea rather than added as pure caffeine. SaltStick suggest alternating caffeinated and non-caffeinated across a long day rather than taking caffeine every 30 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCheck the packet for the exact per-flavour breakdown of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Those are regulated figures and the label is the authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"h5\"\u003eHow to take it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChew two tablets for every 30 minutes of activity, and chew them completely rather than swallowing — absorption starts in the mouth, so swallowing them whole defeats the point. 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