Fast Facts About

Aloe Vera Plus

Used worldwide in natural beverages and traditional remedies, the soothing
aloe vera plant has been employed for about 4000 years to support health,
stamina and vitality. Research validates many traditional uses of this succulent
plant, including its internal use to support gastrointestinal health, a strong
immune system, normal blood sugar levels and to help reduce inflammation.
GNLD’s new Aloe Vera Plus is a delicious, sparkling new form of an old
favourite. It features lightly carbonated pure aloe vera juice, flavoured with a
herbal tea blend of black tea, chamomile, ginseng and lemon. GNLD’s new
Aloe Vera Plus is a delicious, natural way to revitalise so you can best meet the
mental and physical challenges of your day.

Why an Aloe Vera Beverage? Why GNLD Aloe Vera Plus?

• Aloe vera has been safely used world-wide both • Finest aloe vera juice, using “gel only” filleting process.
topically and internally for over 4,000 years to support Due to processing difficulties, many “aloe vera juices”
health and vitality. contain extracts of the rind, which can act as irritants,
• Scientific studies support healthful roles for aloe vera: producing symptoms such as diarrhoea or gastric
- Aids gastrointestinal health, particularly alleviating pain. They may also have a bitter taste, often masked
problems associated with gastric irritation, by artificial sweeteners. Other aloe products contain
constipation, bacterial and yeast infections.1,2 very low levels of active aloe vera compounds,
- Supports wound healing.1 thereby offering no more benefit than expensive
- Assists in reducing inflammation, thereby helping to cordial. GNLD’s new Aloe Vera Plus uses only the
soothe irritated tissues and organs.3 inner gel of the aloe vera leaf to avoid undesirables
- Provides antioxidant support, thereby helping control found in whole-leaf aloe, thereby maximising the
oxidative stress.3,4 calming, soothing effects. And as a measure of the
- Enhances immune system function and boosts quality behind this product, GNLD’s new Aloe Vera
resistance against bacterial, viral and fungal Plus prides itself by meeting all requirements of
infection.3,5 the International Aloe Science Council: a voluntary
- Aids in the maintenance of quality blood sugar industry group that establishes standards for aloe vera
control.1,6 products.
- Aids in the maintenance of peripheral circulation, • Refreshing new taste, naturally flavoured with GNLD’s
thereby supporting cardiovascular health.1,3,4,7 special herbal tea blend. Black tea, chamomile,
ginseng and lemon synergistically combine to provide
a delicious flavour that will appeal to all members of
the family.
• Lightly carbonated. The light carbonation of the
new Aloe Vera Plus not only contributes to the great
taste of the product, but also acts as a natural
preservative. Once opened, the carbonation plays it’s
important “preservation” role, ensuring that you are
only consuming the most “fresh” and healthful aloe
product for maximum benefits.
• “Glycaemic edge” beverage. Sweetened with natural
fructose (fruit sugar), which is digested and absorbed
slowly to give a sustained release of energy.
• At only 55 kilojoules (13 calories) per serve,
sweeteners do not place any significant insulin
demand on the body.
What’s in Aloe Vera? GNLD’s Aloe Vera Plus
Aloe vera leaf contains two chemically and physically Delicious, sparkling and refreshing… GNLD’s new
distinct substances. The outer leaf, or rind, contains Aloe Vera Plus is a healthful aloe vera juice lightly
a bitter sap with irritant and laxative properties, and carbonated, and flavoured with a ‘Herbal Tea Blend’ for
is generally not conducive to the health benefits it is a refreshing, revitalising and energising beverage, that
renowned for. In contrast, it is the pleasant tasting the whole family will enjoy. The new carbonation gives
inner leaf, or gel, which has gained popularity in herbal a refreshing twist on the original aloe product, and can
remedies due to the health benefits it confers. be enjoyed to meet the mental and physical challenges
of your day.
Aloe Vera – a complete medicine chest
The New Aloe Vera Plus is made with pure aloe vera
The gel contains more than 200 different constituents, juice obtained from the soothing, pleasant-tasting inner
notably mucopolysaccharides, enzymes, sterols, gel of the aloe leaf. The aloe is carefully harvested and
prostaglandins, fatty acid, amino acids, and a wide processed to preserve beneficial, yet fragile “strings.”
variety of vitamins and minerals. All of these compounds GNLD harvests the high quality Aloe barbadensis Miller
work in synergy to aid general well being and help strain, grown in special mineral-rich fields. From there,
alleviate the specific health concerns listed overleaf. GNLD extracts the gel, using a complex filleting and
filtration process to ensure freshness and potency of all
Aloe Vera’s amazing “strings” the active components.
Many scientists believe aloe vera’s health benefits lie
GNLD prides itself on the absolute purity of our aloe
with the polysaccharides, by far the largest group of
vera gel, as a problem plaguing the aloe industry has
aloe constituents. Think of polysaccharides as simple
been a large number of poor-quality products. In fact,
sugar units linked together to form a long string. Each
some products investigated by the International Aloe
of the different polysaccharide “strings” has different
Science Council contained no aloe at all! GNLD’s Aloe
biochemical activities.
Vera Plus meets all the requirement for aloe vera juice
as outlined and adopted by this independent body.

Added to the aloe vera juice is a special Herbal Tea

Blend, containing the delicious flavours of ginseng,
chamomile, black tea and lemon and is flavoured with
the natural fruit sugar fructose – one of the lowest
glycaemic sugars available. This guarantees that
drinking a serve of our new Aloe Vera Plus will not upset
blood sugar levels and is therefore suitable for people
with Type 2 diabetes. And the light carbonation of Aloe
Vera Plus, not only contributes to the great taste of the
product, but also acts as a natural preservative, keeping
the active ingredients fresh.

John Miller, Vice President of Science, Technology and

Marketing, GNLD International said “ There is no doubt
aloe vera works - humans have experienced aloe vera’s
benefits for thousands of years. A high stress lifestyle
can result in disharmony, discomfort and disruption of
healthy function. Aloe Vera Plus has turned out to be
the perfect wellness-enhancer, addressing and helping
to offset stress-related challenges”

Reference:
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3. Yagi A, et al. Antioxidant, free radical scavenging and anti-inflammatory effects of aloesin derivatives in aloe vera. Planta Med. 2002
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4. Ikeno Y, et al. The influence of long-term Aloe vera ingestion on age-related disease in male Fischer 344 rats. Phytother Res. 2002
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5. Singh RP et al. Chemomodulatory action of Aloe vera on the profiles of enzymes associated with carcinogen metabolism and antioxidant status
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6. Yeh GY, et al. Systematic review of herbs and dietary supplements for glycemic control in diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2003 Apr;26(4):1277-94.
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