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Although Agel has several other products, this comparison focuses only on the Agel EXO product, which is the most comparable product to most of the "magic" juices on the market.
Most of these juices focus on just one aspect of your health - antioxidants. And most juices offer just one source of antioxidants - their "magic" fruit.
Ok, we are being a bit tongue-in-cheek with the "magic" label. But we hear some many over-the-top claims from some of the juice companies (and several are and have been under investigation by the US FDA for their claims).
| Attribute | Agel™ EXO | Juice |
| Product: |
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| Format: |
Gel |
Juice |
| Container: |
Light-weight, single serving packet. |
Multiple-serving, heavy glass, wine-bottle. |
| Advantages: |
Easy to carry, convenient to take, no cup needed. |
Cheap for the company to manufacture on standard production equipment. |
| Disadvantages: |
More expensive to manufacture on proprietary equipment. |
Possibility of foreign substances to enter bottle after it is opened. |
| Refrigeration: |
No refrigeration needed. |
Most require refrigeration after opening. (How much does a portable refrigerator weigh?) |
| Contents: |
17 of the highest antioxidant-rich fruits and plants:
- Acerola
- Açai
- Aloe Vera
- Aronia
- Bilberry
- Blueberry
- Cranberry
- Dark Grape
- Elderberry
- Gac fruit
- Mangosteen
- Noni
- Pomegranate
- Prune
- Rooibos
- Seabuckthorn
- Wolfberry/Goji Berry
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Usually 1-3 moderately-high to high antioxidant-rich fruits:
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| Number of Antioxidants: |
Over 200 different antioxidants - variety is better than quantity. |
Usually just 30-60 common antioxidants. |
| ORAC Value: |
3848 / 100g
Your body needs a total of between 3000 and 5000 each day. Agel EXO is not designed to be a replacement but a supplement to what you naturally get in your diet.
Taking EXO does not mean you no longer need to eat fruits. But it sure helps if you don't eat many fruits to begin with. |
Interestingly most juices are either woefully low on the ORAC scale (some even tout the score of the entire bottle rather than the standard 100 gram amount used for comparison).
Although a recent trend has been to race to the top of the ORAC scores using excessive (and unutilized) amounts of antioxidants - again usually from just a restricted sub-set rather than a wide variety. |
| Unnecessary Ingredients: |
None. Although the nutrients that make up the Gel matrix do not add to the antioxidants they do greatly improve EXO's absorbability (bioavailability). |
Often they contain filler juices like apple, pear, grape and "spring" water. Many are made from concentrates where the nutrients have been boiled out and little is left but the sugars and flavorings. |
Although Agel's EXO stacks up well in our obviously biased comparison, what you really need to consider Agel's entire product line. The concept of putting nutritionals in an extremely convenient gel pack as well as Agel's continuing commitment to making them actually TASTE great, puts Agel head and shoulders above other "opportunities".
And the infinite expandability of Agel's product line means that there will be something for everyone both to recommend and to consume.
Why ride a "one-trick-pony" when you can enjoy an ever-expanding stable of thoroughbreds?