BarleyLife Xtra Questions and Answers
Q: How can BarleyLife Xtra contain so little sugar and still taste sweet?
Barley grass juice has a naturally unsweetened and bitter taste, which many users initially find challenging.
After a year of development and more than one hundred samples, AIM identified a natural sweetener that complements the taste of barley juice. This sweetener is listed on the label as stevia.
This concentrated sweetness allows AIM to minimize added flavoring while maximizing nutrients from barley juice, fruits, and vegetables.
The digestive system cannot metabolize mogrosides, which are considered non-caloric and low glycemic.
Q: How much sugar is in BarleyLife Xtra and should this be a concern?
The average American consumes approximately 64 pounds of refined sugar per year. This equals about 80 grams, or 20 teaspoons, per day.
The USDA recommends that adults consuming 2,000 calories daily limit sugar intake to about 40 grams, or 10 teaspoons, per day.
BarleyLife Xtra contains approximately 1.5 grams of natural sugar per serving, or about 3 grams per day when taken twice daily.
This represents about 4 percent of the average daily intake and 8 percent of the recommended maximum. By comparison, one soft drink can provide 50 percent or more of daily sugar intake.
Q: Where does the sugar in BarleyLife Xtra come from?
The sugar in BarleyLife Xtra comes from naturally occurring sugars found in barley grass juice and other fruits and vegetables in the formula.
These include glucose, fructose, and maltose. No processed sugars such as sucrose or dairy sugars such as lactose are added.
Q: Why is the vitamin C content higher in BarleyLife Xtra?
Barley grass juice does not naturally contain significant amounts of vitamin C. Some green powders add synthetic ascorbic acid without disclosure to boost label claims.
The AIM Companies chose to add natural acerola cherry powder to increase vitamin C content. Acerola cherries contain approximately thirty times more vitamin C than oranges.
BarleyLife Xtra is designed for people who believe nutrition matters.
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