Both Ensure powder and Ensure liquid have their pros and cons. If you’re unsure whether to buy Ensure powder or liquid, check out the comparison table below to help you decide.
1 Definition of Ensure Powder and Liquid
Ensure powder is a milk product from the Abbott brand – USA, produced from milk in dry powder form.
The product is usually packed in sealed cans, commonly sold in the market in 400g and 850g boxes. In addition, milk powder is also packed in small sachets, about 53.5g/sachet.
Ensure powder form
Ensure liquid is a milk product premixed from milk powder, packaged by the manufacturer in small bottles, about 237 ml of milk per bottle, sold in packs of 6 bottles or individually depending on the store or supermarket.
Ensure liquid form
Both types of milk can be used as a meal replacement, providing sufficient nutrition for the sick, the weak, the convalescent, and those recovering from illness.
This product is a specialized milk for the elderly and can be used by young people if directed by a doctor or nutritionist.
2 Comparison of Ensure Powder and Liquid
In this article, Bach Hoa XANH will compare the powder and liquid forms of the same Ensure Gold line to make it easier for you to refer to and evaluate.
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Criteria |
Ensure Gold Powder |
Ensure Gold Liquid |
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Nutritional value (compared per 100ml) |
The milk powder contains 13 types of vitamins, 14 types of minerals, and other nutrients such as fat, protein, carbohydrates, MUFA, PUFA, and provides higher energy levels than the liquid milk. |
The liquid milk contains 10 types of vitamins, 13 types of minerals, other nutrients, and provides lower energy levels than the powder. |
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Flavor |
Not as tasty as the liquid milk, with a malt and vanilla flavor. |
Tastier than the powder, with vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry flavors, and can be drunk cold. |
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Storage |
Unopened tins and bags can be stored at room temperature, but once opened, they should be kept in a cool, dry place, with the lid tightly closed to prevent insect infestation, and not refrigerated. |
Unopened bottles can be stored at room temperature, but once opened, the lid must be tightened and refrigerated. |
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Shelf life |
Consume the entire contents of an opened tin within 3 weeks, and any mixed milk within 24 hours. |
Once opened, the bottle must be consumed within 24 hours, not longer. |
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Convenience |
Cannot be drunk immediately, must be mixed with warm water before consumption. |
Ready to drink, no preparation needed, saving time and effort. |
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Packaging |
Tin and bag form |
Bottle form |
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Cost-effectiveness |
Choosing powder for long-term consumption is more cost-effective than liquid milk. |
More expensive than powder, long-term consumption can be quite costly, but it is more affordable if buying for hospital visits. |
3 Should You Buy Ensure Powder or Liquid?
Ensure powder or liquid: which is better?
Both Ensure powder and liquid provide your body with essential nutrients to boost your health, but depending on your needs, choose the right type of milk to drink.
If you are choosing milk for long-term consumption, or for those with reduced eating ability due to poor digestion, tooth loss, difficulty chewing and swallowing, or poor consumption of solid foods, you should buy the powder form.
In cases of hospital visits, buying milk for the sick, those in recovery, or those who need short-term nutritional supplementation, or those who need tube feeding, liquid milk is the better choice.
