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Flavors & Sweeteners Comparison

Absorb Plus Flavors

  • Sweetened only with fructose (naturally occurring monosaccharide sugar in fruit and some vegetables). Absorb Plus contains the same amount of fructose per serving as an apple
  • Fructose is a monosaccharide sugar molecule, which is easier to digest than a disaccharide like sucrose (table sugar). Fructose has also been shown to improve insulin response in diabetics
  • contains 100% natural, certified flavor extracts and natural colors only.
  • Absorb Plus is also available in an Unsweetened (fructose-free) Vanilla flavor

Other Products

  • Many are sweetened with glucose or sucrose (table sugar) and/or artificial sweeteners like Aspartame, Splenda, Acesulfame-K, etc. Many health authorities believe these artificial sweeteners are toxic.
  • Most use artificial flavors and coloring agents - again, evidence shows there are toxic and damaging to your health.

Absorb Plus is one of the few products on the market containing 100% natural flavors. Our unique natural flavor blends include French Vanilla, Berry Fusion, Chocolate Royale & Unsweetened Vanilla and are truly yummy. Suffice it to say, we have spent considerable time and effort getting each flavor to taste absolutely delicious! Most liquid shake products use artificial flavoring as their production cost is much cheaper.

However, at Absorb Plus we'll never sacrifice quality and integrity for profit and we use only 100% natural flavors in all our delicious blends:

  • French Vanilla
  • Berry Fusion
  • Chocolate Royale. If you love chocolate but tend to be sensitive to it, check out our Recipe section for great ideas on how to have your chocolate without the adverse reaction.
  • Unsweetened Vanilla

The sweetener used in Absorb Plus is a natural fruit-source monosaccharide sugar called Fructose. This is the natural sugar found in all fruits and some vegetables. This is NOT the same substance as High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS). High Fructose Corn Syrup is an unnatural substance that has been synthesized in a lab by joining glucose and fructose molecules together – something that does not occur in nature.

Absorb Plus contains 46 grams of Maltodextrin (a glucose polymer) and 10 grams of Fructose per serving to provide a carbohydrate source of nutrition in elemental form. The amount of Fructose in one serving of Absorb Plus is equivalent to that found in a small-medium size apple.

Absorb Plus Flavors and Sweeteners

Because fructose must be changed to glucose in the liver in order to be utilized by the body, blood glucose levels do not rise as rapidly after fructose consumption compared to other simple sugars or even complex carbohydrates. For example, the glycemic load calculation for 10 grams of fructose is only 2. In comparison, the glycemic load for a slice of bread is 10, an apple is 7, and a cup of white rice is 26.

Fructose is not transported directly into the bloodstream after digestion and absorption, but is converted into glycogen in the liver where it is stored and used for energy at a later time. A recent trial demonstrated that no increase is seen in blood glucose after ingestion of fructose at 15 grams or less. This lowered glycemic response with fructose ingestion appeared to be most effective in those individuals who had the poorest glucose tolerance profiles. In non-diabetic individuals, fructose consumption results in little to no discernable rise in blood insulin levels.

Most meal replacement or elemental diet products use artificial sweeteners like aspartame, splenda/sucralose, or acesulfame-K. Independent research has shown all of these artificial sweeteners to be harmful to the body - for more information do an Internet keyword search on any of the sweeteners above.

Absorb Plus does not use any artificial or chemical ingredients, period. Our elemental formula is sweetened only with natural fructose and 100% natural flavor extracts.

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