Aloe is a plant. Acemannan is a molecule.
Aloe vera is mostly water. Of what remains, a good deal is simple sugars. The part people actually mean when they say aloe — the long, complex polysaccharide called acemannan — is a small fraction of the plant, and it is fragile.
It is also the reason Manapol® powder exists.
The molecule, not the plant
Acemannan is an acetylated mannan polymer. Manapol powder is uniquely polydispersed, with molecules ranging from small, rapidly absorbed fractions to large chains over 1 million Daltons — each performing distinct biological functions.* Heat degrades it. Filtration strips it. Aggressive processing can leave you with something that is still, technically, aloe — and very little of the molecule you were after.
Manapol powder is grown in Costa Rica and cold-processed specifically to keep that structure intact. Nine saccharides. From one plant. Independent analysis at the University of Georgia detected nine distinct saccharides in Manapol powder, each with its own structure and role.
Nine saccharides. From one plant.
Independent analysis at the University of Georgia detected nine distinct saccharides in Manapol powder, each with its own structure and role.
Composition by glycosyl analysis, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia.
Nine. From one plant, processed carefully enough to keep them.
And that is only the foundation
Manapol powder sits at the center of every Ambrotose® formula, which builds on it with additional plant-sourced glycans — arabinogalactan from larch trees, gum tragacanth, and plant-sourced glucosamine.*
Aloe is a plant. Acemannan is a molecule. The label tells you which one you bought. The analysis tells you how much of it survived.
That is the difference, and it is the one we can show you.
Mission 5 Million® — every purchase you make sends servings of PhytoBlend™ powder to a child in need.
Composition data reflects analysis of Manapol® powder performed by the Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia.
