Aloeride® aloe vera

  When anybody wrongly advises you that aloe vera juice (aloe vera gel) is 'better' because it is 'more natural', then remember this. Nature uses water to move stuff from A to B: that's why your body contains some 60% water, your brain 70%, your blood 83%, your lungs 90% and that's why aloe vera has 99.5% so it can move its nutrients about. Nature's biochemistry works because of the transported stuff and not because of the water. When it comes to aloe vera you can get water perfectly fine out of your tap or Brita filter. In reply to their viewpoint, just ask what they know about Methanol Precipitated Solids (and their spectrum percentages) in the product they sell. Here's what you should know first:

It is useful to understand this Industry Standard calculation for aloe vera: in every 100mL of original, raw material aloe vera juice is approximately 0.5gr (0.5mL) of Total Solids and 99.5mL of Water (H₂O). The most important fraction within that 0.5gr of Total Solids is the Methanol Precipitated Solids which are known as the aloe vera working molecules/solids. [to help you understand the figures: mL= mg as 1L = 1000gr, 1mL = 1gr = 1000mg; in similar vein 99.5mL/100mL = 99.5% obviously]

These are called working (beta-linked polysaccharide) molecules because they do the work. The water is just the medium that enables movement from A to B (true within soil, within any plant, within any mammal). Water is not what aloe vera's many accolades are based upon, otherwise water would have received that same praise. What makes a good aloe vera product has nothing to do with it being in liquid or in powder form. Quality of product depends solely on aloe species used, how plants are grown, how they are processed and what quantity & spectrum of working solids manufacturers choose to put inside a consumer product.

Going back one step, at best aloe vera's Total Solids includes fibre which is useful but certainly not exclusive to aloe vera. Eating a raw carrot, an apple in its skin, a sliced-up celery would tick the fibre box. At its worst, aloe vera's Total Solids is material careful processing could have minimised to make the aloe vera purer for you. The higher the amount of Methanol Precipitated Solids compared to Total Solids, the purer the aloe vera product is. In respect of purity, magic selling label words and logos create illusions that seldom are justified by industry standard laboratory tests.

Methanol Precipitated Solids (MeOHPS) are not the only important molecules within aloe vera but they have what aloe vera experts Dr. Danhof PhD MD and Dr. Davies PhD described as a conductor role, they 'direct' all the other molecules. It is widely accepted within the aloe vera industry that MeOHPS is a starter value to judge the quality of any aloe vera product. But without knowing what different lengths of polysaccharides 'inhabit' that one value, you'd only know a sack of potatoes' kilograms but not their size. This is very important to know as different sizes fulfil different functions.

Next to Methenol Precipitated (polysaccharide) solids, what other molecules within aloe vera's Solids fuel its accolades? Well, there's gibberellin, amino acids, anthraquinones, inorganic ions, vitamins, enzymes, phytosteroids, unsaponifiable phytosterols, lignins, lectins, salicylic aid, saponins, triglycerides to name but a few molecular types. This is the molecular orchestra that is directed by aloe's beta-linked polysaccharide spectrum. Again, none of these molecules are H₂O.

1. it's the working solids within aloe vera that do the magic, be these in water or as powder
2. quantity & spectrum of working solids are easily measured but are rarely disclosed
3. openess about such measurements would benefit the aloe vera consumer

We believe that the above is a matter of public interest and constitutes fair comment without malice. We believe that empowering people to make an informed choice is good. All measurements within our website are factual and are quoted verbatim from the reports we receive from accredited, independent laboratories and we retain such supporting evidence to justify that the statistics are representative of the characteristics of the products relevant for a proper comparison.