Ensure milk is the most popular product in the Vietnamese market today. However, users still have many concerns when intending to buy this type of milk with questions such as: What is the origin of the milk, is Ensure milk good, how to mix it properly,…
Faced with readers’ questions, in the article below, Websosanh.vn will answer some of the most frequently asked questions. From there, readers can refer to know how to choose and use the right milk.
1. Origin of Ensure milk in the Vietnamese market (UK, USA, Australia, Germany, Vietnam, Singapore,…)
Ensure is a nutritional milk researched and developed by Abbott Corporation (USA). Abbott Corporation has many milk factories in many countries around the world such as the US, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, Singapore, etc. Ensure milk for the Vietnamese market is a product manufactured at a factory in Singapore. Other types of milk from the UK, US, Germany, Australia, etc. are officially imported or hand-carried.
Different types of Ensure milk with different origins
Ensure powdered milk provides all necessary nutrients and has many effects such as:
– Prevents osteoporosis well thanks to high calcium and vitamin D content.
– Contains choline nutrients to help stabilize the brain and reduce headaches.
– The zinc and iron content in the product helps strengthen resistance and limit anemia.
– Provides many vitamins and minerals, ensuring all body activities.
3. Is drinking Ensure milk good?
Ensure milk is good for adults who have difficulty in getting nutrients into their bodies every day. These include: people with loss of appetite, difficulty chewing and swallowing, lack of nutrients, people who have just recovered from illness, after surgery, etc. With abundant nutrients, milk provides enough energy and good substances for the health of the whole body, bones and joints, heart, brain, etc.
Ensure milk is good for the health of the elderly and those with nutritional deficiencies.
Ensure milk is rich in nutrients, so users can easily gain weight. In particular, if you have a body type that easily gains weight, drinking Ensure milk can cause you to gain weight uncontrollably. Therefore, to drink milk every day without getting fat, you should pay attention: Drink milk 1 hour after breakfast; combine with eating more green vegetables and fresh fruits; use the spoon provided in the box to get the right dose, controlling the amount of nutrients entering the body.
5. Can cancer patients drink Ensure milk?
Using Ensure milk for cancer patients is very reasonable. Cancer patients should drink Ensure milk every day to: Provide all the important nutrients for the body; increase resistance; improve eyesight and bone and joint health; support the nervous system, help the spirit always be optimistic, happy, …
6. Can diabetics drink Ensure?
Ensure milk has an improved formula with less sugar and less sweetness than other types of milk. Nutritionally, this is a type of milk that is friendly to people with diabetes. If you have diabetes, you can use Ensure milk to replace main meals. Because the milk is full of nutrients, there is no need to add it to snacks. If you drink Ensure milk as a snack, you need to reduce the amount of sugar, starch, etc. in your meals.
*Note:Ensure milk has many product lines, some of which are not suitable for diabetic patients. Therefore, patients should consult a doctor before using milk.
7. Can I drink Ensure if I have a broken bone?
Ensure milk provides abundant energy thanks to its high content of vitamins (B12, C, D, E, K, …) and minerals (calcium, potassium, sodium, magnesium, …). Therefore, milk helps regenerate broken bones, restore motor function, very good for people who need to recover from broken bones or fight bone and joint diseases.
8. Can I drink Ensure milk instead of rice?
Ensure can be used instead of rice for adults who have difficulty eating, such as people with anorexia, difficulty chewing and swallowing, etc. Drinking a glass of Ensure is easier than eating a meal (with the same amount of calories and nutrients). However, for those who can still eat the recommended amount of calories each day, there is no need to supplement with Ensure, just build a healthy diet, prioritizing fresh foods.
9. Is the price of Ensure milk in Vietnam more expensive or cheaper than abroad?
Abbott Group has many milk factories. Of which, the factory in Singapore produces milk for the Asian market, including Vietnam. Other factories produce milk for the German, American, Australian markets, etc. Therefore, Ensure milk for the Vietnamese market will be cheaper than milk imported from abroad.
Ensure milk brings many health benefits. However, for profit, there are many fake Ensure milk products being sold on the market. They are often of poor quality and can threaten health if used for a long time.
11. How to quickly distinguish between fake and real Ensure milk?
You can distinguish between real and fake Ensure milk by:
– Observe the product packaging: The real box has intact packaging, no dents or rust, and has a quality assurance stamp.
– Check the product barcode: Observe the ink color of the barcode. If the color is faded or has signs of erasure, scratches, or is unclear, you should not buy it. You should choose products with barcodes that can be compared with the checking software.
– Observe product production and import information.
– Choose a product with an expiration date embossed on the bottom of the box with the content “Use/ by + date + Ensure”.
– Buy at official distribution address, with documents proving the origin of milk.
12. Is there any difference in the way of mixing Ensure milk from different countries?
The price of mixing Ensure milk in different countries is not different. The standard formula for mixing 1 cup of milk is: 6 level scoops + 195ml water = 230ml milk.
13. Which type of Ensure milk is better: British, American, Australian, German, Vietnamese, or Singaporean?
In terms of quality, Ensure milk powder products worldwide are of the same good quality because they are all produced according to Abbott’s standard formula and process. However, these milk lines also have different outstanding uses: Australian Ensure milk is suitable for thin people; American Ensure milk helps restore health, German Ensure milk is suitable for people with osteoporosis, etc. However, they all have balanced nutrition, good for health.
Ensure milk is a healthy product, suitable for the elderly, sick people, etc. Websosanh.vn hopes that the useful information in the article will help you answer your questions about this type of milk and make the right purchasing decision.
