Frequently Asked Questions

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.

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.

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.

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.