Glyconutrients in Aloe Vera

Aloe Vera is a common medicinal plant that has been used for thousands of years. There are over 200 species, but only four are recognized as having significant nutritional value with Aloe Barbadensis Miller being the leader. Today this is the Aloe most used in commercial products.

Science is only now discovering why it is has such healing abilities. Aloe is one of the rare plants to contain an abundance of essential sugars or glyconutrients.

The Aloe Vera glyconutrients are - Mannose, Galactose and Arabinose. However, it is the rich Mannose (acemannan) content that gives Aloe the edge.

According to Dr. H.R. McDaniel, who has spent 16 years exploring the therapeutic nature of Aloe, its active ingredients are eight chains of Mannose sugars that form the eight essential sugars.

These essential sugars are Glucose, Galactose, Mannose, Fucose (not fructose), Xylose, N-Acetylglucosamine, N-acetylgalactosamine, and N-acetylneuraminic acid.

These Mannose molecules join together to form a kind of starch (polysaccharide chain) which are known by a variety of names - acemannan, acetylated polymannans, polymannose, or APM.

Note: The natural sugars of Aloe Vera should never be confused with Sucrose - common table sugar. The sugars in glyconutrients are not sweet to the taste nor do they elicit a blood glucose or insulin rush.

As Mannose has the ability to form the eight essential sugars it may be the single most important of the eight sugars for us to get plenty of. One of the best sources of Mannose (acemannan) is Aloe Vera Gel. 

Unfortunately from what I’ve learned, many commercial supplements of Aloe Vera gel or juice only have only very small amounts of acemannan in them. There are a couple of ways to void this :-

• If you don't know the quality of the aloe you are buying you may contact us for a reliable source.

• Grow an aloe vera plant yourself. Just make sure it is Aloe Barbadensis Miller. A "first aid kit" in a plant, they are a very handy herb to have in your garden, as they are great for treating minor burns and some skin ailments.

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