Sant Review

Sant is a new natural ingredient added to water to enhance its flavor and health properties. Here’s our Sant review.

What is Sant?

Sant is an antioxidant-rich ingredient designed to be added to any glass or bottle of water. The active ingredient is Garcinia indica, a purported “superfruit” that infuses valuable health benefits into an average glass of water.

Unlike with other water infusions, Sant doesn’t involve squirting some weird liquid or powdery sugar-like substance into your water. Instead, Sant comes in the form of raw dried fruit.

You add a few pieces of dried fruit to your beverage to change the color and flavor. You can use the dried fruit in an infusion and continue using the fruits over and over again (until they lose their color and power) to make flavorful, healthy beverages.

As far as the weird name of the supplement goes, here’s what the manufacturer had to say about it:

“Sant is short for Santulan, which means balance. We didn’t pick balance just because we like standing on our heads. The name fits since we create experiences that promote balance in minds, bodies, communities, and the environment.”

Sant hit the market in 2015 after a successful Kickstarter campaign.

Each 50 gram package of dried Garcinia indica costs $10. However, you can sign up for the company’s autoship program, which provides free shipping and deliveries every 30 days. That autoship program is priced at $8 per 50 gram pouch.

How Does Sant Work?

Adding Sant to your water immediately gives it “a subtle rose taste” and a “dark red infusion”. Some reviewers have stated that the flavor tastes a little like cranberry.

The manufacturer recommends adding Sant to everything from water to hot teas, organic sodas, smoothies, juices, or cocktails: “Sant-gria is a party favorite.”

Most of the power of Sant comes from the rich antioxidants inside the fruit. Three antioxidants in particular help to boost the power of Sant. Those antioxidants include:

— Garcinol
— HCA
— Xanthones

Together, these antioxidants promote digestion, decrease inflammation, cleanse the skin, and provide other benefits throughout the body. Sant has 5 times more antioxidants than kale.

In case that doesn’t convince you, Sant has also been used for centuries in Ayurvedic (ancient Indian) medicine. The tree from which Sant is derived, the Garcinia indica, grows naturally throughout southern India.

Sant Ingredients

The Garcinia indica fruit is rich with antioxidants. Since Sant is just raw, dried Garcinia indica fruit with no added ingredients, the ingredients list is pretty simple. Some of the key features of Sant’s ingredients include:

— Organically-grown and naturally sun-dried Garcinia indica fruit with no preservatives

— The fruit is particularly rich with vitamins B and C, potassium, manganese, and magnesium

— There are 0 calories, 0 carbs, and 0 grams of sugar in each serving of Sant

Additionally, all ingredients are vegan-friendly, gluten-free, non-GMO, and organic. There are no additives or artificial ingredients.

How to Use Sant

The creators of Sant have published a full selection of recipes at their official website here: iDrinkSant.com

Here are some of the popular Sant recipes you can make:

— Cucumber Lemon Basil Infusion: 5 pieces of Sant, 4 lemon slices, 4 cucumber slices, and a pinch of chopped basil in a glass of water.

— Green Smoothie: 15 pieces of Sant, 4 kale leaves, 1 banana, and 1 pear blended together in a blender to a smooth consistency.

— Santgria: To make this “party favorite”, mix 5 pieces of Sant with cut watermelon, cut apple, sliced grapes, and sweetener in a glass of water.

With all of these recipes, the idea is to “infuse” Sant into your water. As soon as you add the fruit to water, the infusion process will begin (the color and ingredients will begin mixing with the water). For stronger infusions, leave the fruit in overnight or for as long as you like.

You can actually continue using the same fruit over and over again – the creator of Sant recommends using it until it loses its color and pungency.

Can You Eat Sant?

The manufacturer dares you to eat Sant. This question is listed in the official FAQ section, where they say the following:

“Yes, we dare you. Warning- it’s pungent. Try sucking or chewing dried fruit pieces or add it to granola, smoothies, ice cream and sorbet or as a souring agent in cooking. When you create something wonderful share the recipe with us so we can try it too.”

How to Buy Sant

Sant is exclusively available online at IDrinkSant.com, where you’ll find the following pricing options:

Dried Garcinia indica – 50 Gram Pouch

— One Time Purchase: $10 + $1.95 shipping

— Subscribe and Save: $8 + Free shipping (shipments arrive every 30 days and you can choose to receive 1 package of Sant or as many as you like.

Garcinia Indica versus Kokum

Sometimes, you’ll see people refer to the fruit used in Sant as “kokum”, while in other cases it’s called Garcinia indica. Garcinia indica and kokum are the same fruit. Kokum is just what the tree and fruit are called in southern India and other native growing regions.

Traditionally, the plant was used as a drink after meals. Locals would infuse Garcinia indica in hot teas and other beverages.

About Sant

Sant describes its origin story as the story of “a woman, a foreign land, veganism, an American TV show, and an attachment issue.”

Sant never explains that full story – which sounds super interesting. However, the company claims that it was founded primarily as a

“social enterprise to create livelihood opportunities, promote conscious consumption, and spread love, gratitude, and compassion as a way to promote conscious.”

In other words, Sant aspires to be more than just a beverage infusion retailer.

You can contact Sant by filling out the company’s online form here: idrinksant.com – The company is headquartered in Chicago.