Ensure® Life is suitable for adults aged 18 years old and above.
Ensure® Life is suitable for adults aged 18 years old and above.
Yes, Ensure® Life is nutritionally complete and balanced. Hence, it can be used as a supplement with or between meals, or as a meal replacement. It is also suitable for tube feeding.
Ensure® products are suitable for vegetarians who do include milk in their diet (lacto-vegetarians). Please read the ingredient list to decide if the product is suitable for your personal diet preference.
Ensure® Life Wheat does contain ingredients from milk. However, it does not contain wheat. It is lactose and gluten free. This is true of Ensure® Life with other flavors as well.
Ensure® Life is designed for individuals without diabetes. Another Abbott Nutrition product line, Glucerna®, is specifically designed for people with diabetes, as it contains a blend of slowly digested carbohydrate and, has a low Glycemic Index (GI).
Yes. Ensure® Life is an excellent source of nutritional calories, that can support the higher energy needs of people with cancer. It also provides HMB; plus high-quality protein that supports muscle tissue building. Another Abbott nutrition product, ProSure®, is specially formulated for people at risk of or experiencing cancer-induced weight loss. It has an energy-dense, high protein formulation enriched with 1.1g of EPA^ per serving.
^EPA: EicosaPentaenoic Acid (an Omega-3 fatty acid derived from fish oil)
Ensure® Life has a pleasant sweet taste. Ensure® Life in Vanilla, Wheat and Coffee flavours has only 1.5 teaspoons of sugar per 230ml serve. This is less than the sugar content of our common favourite fruits such as medium sized-apples, pears and peaches! Sugar is added into Ensure® Life to improve the taste of this nutrient-dense, complete and balanced nutrition supplement, so you can enjoy all of its delicious goodness.
Yes, Ensure® Life is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Both Ensure® Life and Ensure® Plus provide complete, balanced nutrition. However, Ensure® Plus is a ready-to-drink oral nutritional supplement while Ensure® Life is a powder that needs to be mixed with water before consumption. Ensure® Plus is also more energy dense compared to Ensure® Life. See the chart below for more details.
Ensure® Plus | Ensure® Life | |
Serving size | 200 ml | 230 ml |
Energy, kcal | 300 | 262 |
Protein, g | 12.5 | 10.5 |
Fiber, g | 0 | 2.5 |
HMB, g | 0 | 0.74 |
Flavours | Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry, Neutral | Vanilla, Wheat, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry, Dairy Alternative in Almond flavour |
Both Ensure® Life and Ensure® Nutrivigor provide complete, balanced nutrition with HMB; plus protein that supports muscle tissue building. However, Ensure® Nutrivigor delivers more HMB, but less protein per serving compared to Ensure® Life. See the chart below for more details.
Ensure® NutriVigor | Ensure® Life | |
Serving size | 230 ml | 230 ml |
Energy, kcal | 231 | 262 |
Protein, g | 8.61 | 10.5 |
HMB, g | 1.51 | 0.74 |
Fiber, g | 1.68 | 2.5 |
Vitamin D, IU | 130 | 310 |
Total Sugar, g | 9.64 | 7.58 |
Flavours | Vanilla | Vanilla, Wheat, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry, Dairy Alternative in Almond flavour |
Both Ensure® Regular and Ensure® Life provide complete, balanced nutrition. However, Ensure® Life has higher level of Vitamin D and protein that supports muscle tissure building. Ensure® Life also contains fiber and HMB while Ensure® Regular do not. See the chart below for more details.
Ensure® Regular | Ensure® Life | |
Serving size | 250 | 230 ml |
Energy, kcal | 251 | 262 |
Protein, g | 8.9 | 10.5 |
Fiber, g | 0 | 2.5 |
HMB, g | 0 | 0.74 |
Vitamin D, IU | 53 | 310 |
Flavours | Vanilla | Vanilla, Wheat, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry, Almond |
Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative is suitable for adults aged 18 years old and above.
Yes, Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative is nutritionally complete and balance. Hence, it can be used as a supplement with or between meals, or as a meal replacement. It is also suitable for tube feeding.
Ensure® products are suitable for vegetarians who do include milk in their diet (lacto-vegetarians). Please read the ingredient list to decide if the product is suitable for your personal diet preference.
No, Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative does not contain wheat and it is gluten free. Similarly, for other flavours of Ensure® Life, they only contain their respective flavourings.
Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative is designed for individuals without diabetes. Another Abbott Nutrition product line, Glucerna®, is specifically designed for people with diabetes, as it contains a blend of slowly digested carbohydrate and, has a low Glycemic Index (GI).
Yes. Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative is an excellent source of nutritional calories, that can support the higher energy needs of people with cancer. It also provides HMB; plus high-quality protein that supports muscle tissue building. Another Abbott nutrition product, ProSure®, is specially formulated for people at risk of or experiencing cancer-induced weight loss. It has an energy-dense, high protein formulation enriched with 1.1g of EPA^ per serving.
^EPA: EicosaPentaenoic Acid (an Omega-3 fatty acid derived from fish oil)
Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative has a pleasant sweet taste. Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative has only 1.5 teaspoons of sugar per 230ml serve. This is less than the sugar content of our common favourite fruits such as medium sized-apples, pears and peaches! Sugar is added into Ensure® Life to improve the taste of this nutrient-dense, complete and balanced nutrition supplement, so you can enjoy all of its delicious goodness.
Yes, Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Both Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative and Ensure® Plus provide complete, balanced nutrition. However, Ensure® Plus is a ready-to-drink oral nutritional supplement while Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative is a powder that needs to be mixed with water before consumption. Ensure® Plus is also more energy dense compared to Ensure® Life Dairy Alternative. See the chart below for more details.
Ensure® Plus | Ensure® Life | |
Serving size | 200 ml | 230 ml |
Energy, kcal | 300 | 262 |
Protein, g | 12.5 | 10.5 |
Fiber, g | 0 | 2.5 |
HMB, g | 0 | 0.74 |
Flavours | Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry, Neutral | Vanilla, Wheat, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry, Dairy Alternative in Almond flavour |
Both Ensure® Life and Ensure® Nutrivigor provide complete, balanced nutrition with HMB; plus protein that supports muscle tissue building. However, Ensure® Nutrivigor delivers more HMB, but less protein per serving compared to Ensure® Life. See the chart below for more details.
Ensure® NutriVigor | Ensure® Life | |
Serving size | 230 ml | 230 ml |
Energy, kcal | 231 | 262 |
Protein, g | 8.61 | 10.5 |
HMB, g | 1.51 | 0.74 |
Fiber, g | 1.68 | 2.5 |
Vitamin D, IU | 130 | 310 |
Total Sugar, g | 9.64 | 7.58 |
Flavours | Vanilla | Vanilla, Wheat, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry, Dairy Alternative in Almond flavour |
Yes, Ensure® Nutrivigor is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Yes, Ensure® Gold is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Yes. Ensure® Gold is an excellent source of nutritional calories, that can support the higher energy needs of people with cancer. It also provides HMB; plus high-quality protein that supports muscle tissue building. Another Abbott nutrition product, ProSure®, is specially formulated for people at risk of or experiencing cancer-induced weight loss. It has an energy-dense, high protein formulation enriched with 1.1g of EPA^ per serving.
Yes, Ensure® Max Protein is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
1-2 per day. Ensure® Max Protein can be used as a convenient on-the-go snack or to increase protein intake with meals.
Yes, Ensure® Plus is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Both Ensure® Life and Ensure® Plus provide complete, balanced nutrition. However, Ensure® Plus is a ready-to-drink oral nutritional supplement while Ensure® Life is a powder that needs to be mixed with water before consumption. Ensure® Plus is also more energy dense compared to Ensure® Life. See the chart below for more details.
Ensure® Plus | Ensure® Life | |
Serving size | 200 ml | 230 ml |
Energy, kcal | 300 | 262 |
Protein, g | 12.5 | 10.5 |
Fiber, g | 0 | 2.5 |
HMB, g | 0 | 0.74 |
Flavours | Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Coffee, Raspberry, Neutral | Vanilla, Wheat, Coffee, Chocolate, Strawberry, Dairy Alternative in Almond flavour |
Yes, Ensure® Liquid is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Yes, Ensure® Compact is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
Yes, Ensure® Plus Advance is suitable for healthy older adults and is to be used as part of a well-balanced diet within daily energy needs. Consult your healthcare professional on how to incorporate Ensure® into your diet.
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