Mannatech’s PhytoBurst Chews: Competitive Advantage
You’ve always wanted a nutrional product your kids would love that would be safe, effective, and all-natural. Mannatech’s new Phytoburst Nutritional Chews not only offer great overall nutrition, they blow the competition out of the water! See for yourself in this independent laboratory testing:
Two little chews vs. an average of nearly 1 liter of MonaVie, Tahitian Noni Juice, Xango Juice, or Zrii Drink, and they’re nutritional numbers for crucial vitamins and minerals don’t even compare.
In recent years there has been a huge surge in the popularity many nutritional supplement drink products that claim to be “super food” or “super fruit”. It’s easy to see why these products have become so popular. They’re convenient. They’re the new buzz topic at the water cooler. But is the science there? Evidently not.
Mannatech has always believed the most healthful ingredients are found in nature. The company combines the most natural food-sourced nutritional building blocks with the latest innovations in science to produce the most superior, effective products possible. This startling graphic comparison says it all!
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- Purchase or Buy Mannatech’s Phytoburst at our Glyconutrient Superstore
% = no RDA established.
The results in this table were compiled using analytical test data from an independent laboratory services provider, Covance Labs (Madison, WI).
All testing was paid for by Mannatech, Incorporated and performed at Covance Labs on sealed products. For the purposes of these results Covance Labs employed validated, applicable and industry-recognized methods.
*Mannatech, MovaVie, Tahitian Noni, Xango and Zrii are trademarks of their respective companies.
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Totally correct. I will tell you about a magic berry juice that is cheaper than any of the other high priced magic berry juices and yet has more nutrition than all the others put together…more vitamins, more phytonutrients, more antioxidants more everything….What is this MAGIC juice that is so inexpensive? Welch’s Grape Juice has more nutrition than monaVie, Noni, xango, mangosteen. By the way Grape Juice does not give you the nutritional boost that PhytoBursts do. WOW! What a great pick-me-up when life wears you out in the middle of the day.
This is a great comparison.I agree with Doug too about Welch’s grape juice.Why spend premium price for these juices when scientific testing has shown they are not as good as a store brand that is a fraction of the cost. The Phytoburst taste delicious and just look at the nutritional value. Science vs hype,hmmmmm….
Thank you Beverly for contributing. I know a lot of the “juice” company reps are angered by the posting of this material. When a disruptive technology comes in and redefines what we think we know about wellness, it isn’t always popular. At least not for awhile. When it threatens the validity of “their” products, it’s even less popular. The proof is in the science. Here’s a YouTube video link so that anyone reading this can understand what we’re speaking of: http://bit.ly/aLtdeW
Doug-
First LOVE THIS SITE!!!
I am curious to see how Nuriche stacks up with all of these different companies. We are educating the public that ANYTHING put into a glass bottle has been HEAT pasteurized meaning all the “great stuff” in the bottle & ingredients are worth nothing because they were all killed. It was interesting to watch Dr. Oz the other day where he educated that 1 out of 4 products do NOT have the ingredients they claim to have on their label.
Christina, first, thank you so much for coming to the site and providing your insight. I have to say I hadn’t heard of Nuriche until a couple of days ago. I’m impressed. And I do agree with you that most of the “super juices” can’t verify their ingredient content due to heat pasteurization or the fact that the nutrients settle and are not uniform per serving. Thanks for sharing this info. I do enjoy Dr. Oz, but also am a follower now of Dr. Mercola at http://www.mercola.com/ and http://twitter.com/mercola.
Doug,
Thanks for the mercola site-I will def check out. Appreciate your hard work & dedication. If you look in the N company column Nuriche is doing quite well in the poll!
I’ve never seen a group respond like the Nuriche folks. Great group participation!
Exploring this site and clicked on “brochures”. Unfortunately got the 404 web page (nicely done!) and am wondering what happened to the full sized product flyer?
Thanks Peggy for letting me know about the Mannatech PhytoBurst Flyer broken link. I have now fixed it. I appreciate your feedback very much.
What is the point of this comparison? You’re not comparing apples with apples. You’re comparing a multi-vitamin product with a mangosteen product. Mangosteen is not unique for its vitamin content, but for its xanthone content. How many xanthones does this ‘chew’ contain? Do you even know what xanthones are? How many catechins? How many proanthocyanidins? Polysaccharides? Stilbenes? Mangosteen is not marketed as a multi-vitamin product, so don’t compare it with multi-vitamin products.
If your product is good – market it for its unique benefits. Don’t make senseless comparisons with unrelated products to make your product seem superior and by that, duping your unsuspecting clients.
It’s like comparing and orange with and egg, saying… look – my product called ‘Orange’ contains 70mg of Vitamin C, but Company B’s product called ‘Egg’ contains 0mg of Vitamin C!
Therefore, ‘Orange’ is way superior and ‘Egg’ is a fad, a scam, just a buzz word product with no nutritional value.
???
While the nutritional information is 100% correct, this type of marketing is underhand and misleading to say the least. Continuing with this illustration, while it’s true that ‘Eggs’ don’t contain Vitamin C, the marketer conveniently omits to mention the qualities that makes ‘Egg’ unique and equally essential to good health containing some qualities that ‘Orange’ cannot even begin to compete with.
To illustrate the point… Let’s look at ‘Egg’s nutritional value from a Vitamin/Mineral standpoint:
Minerals and Trace Elements:
Sodium mg 72
Potassium mg 67
Calcium mg 29
Phosphorus mg 103
Magnesium mg 6.2
Iron mg 1.0
Zinc mg 0.7
Copper mg 0.04
Iodine µg 27
Selenium µg 6
Chlorine mg 83
Sulphur mg 83
Vitamins:
Vitamin A µg 98
Vitamin D µg 0.9
Vitamin E mg 0.57
Vitamin C mg none
Vitamin B1 mg 0.05 (Thiamin)
Vitamin B2 mg 0.24 (Riboflavin)
Niacin mg 0.05
Vitamin B6 mg 0.06
Folate µg 26
Vitamin B12 µg 1.3
Biotin µg 10
Pantothenic Acid mg 0.91
Choline3 mg 145
Would you say that’s a fair comparison, and the work of a marketer with some level of integrity?
Furthermore:
When comparing food items; the comparison should take into account the size or volume of the two items that it is comparing. In other words – are they comparing weight for weight? Volume for volume?
And, how bio-available is the nutrient content of the specific items that they are comparing.
As well as, saying 1 product contains 1000 mg of a substance vs. 500mg of the same substance in a second product, does not necessarily make the first a better product as the body may only be able to absorb 500mg of the substance per day, making any excess a waste.
These little marketing tactics fail to impress me or any other knowledgeable consumer. In fact, all it does is make me doubt the integrity of the company that is resorting to these little tricks.
Just for the record:
I’m sure the product described in this post is a high quality multi-vit/mineral. Market it as such. Don’t stoop to gimmick tactics and distorted comparisons to run your competition down. If your product is good, it will stand on its own without you having to resort to tricks.
Kind regards
Michélle Strydom
@Christina
I always love having the opportunity to separate fact from fiction.
First; just because it is written doesn’t make it true. Where are you referencing your opinions from?
Here are the real facts backed by research, not spin, promotion, or an opinion.
* The Xanthones, found in abundance in mangosteen, are heat stable molecules. Unlike proteins, they won’t denature or lose their structure when heated.
* The most plentiful natural source of xanthones is the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), which contains over 40 xanthones. The mangosteen has by far the most xanthones of any plant. The pericarp of the mangosteen fruit contains the vast majority of the xanthones.
* Xanthones are some of the most potent antioxidants known. It is thought to be more potent than both Vitamin C and Vitamin E . In fact, many doctors refer to xanthones as “Super Antioxidants.”
What are xanthones?
Xanthones are biologically active plant phenols found in a few select tropical plants. Current research on xanthones suggests they are beneficial in helping with many conditions including: allergies, infections (microbial, fungus, viral), cholesterol levels, inflammation, skin disorders, gastro-intestinal disorders, and fatigue.
Xanthones have been found to support and enhance the body’s immune system. Xanthones also exhibit strong antioxidant activity which is beneficial for neutralising free radicals in the body.
List of Xanthones in Mangosteen:
Here is a list of all of the xanthones found in mangosteen that have been named. There are others that have not been named yet that I have not included in this list. Currently, there are 43 xanthones known to be in the mangosteen.
• BR-xanthone A
• BR-xanthone B
• Calabaxanthone
• Garcinone A
• Garcinone B
• Garcinone C
• Garcinone D
• Garcinone E
• Gamma-Mangostin
• Garcimangosone A
• Garcimangosone B
• Garcimangosone C
• 1-Isomangostin
• 3-Isomangostin
• 1-Isomangostin hydrate
• 3-Isomangostin hydrate
• Gartanin
• Demethylcalabaxanthone
• Maclurin
• Mangostenone
• Mangostanin
• Mangostanol
• Mangostin
• Mangostinone
• Mangostinone A
• Mangostinone B
• a-Mangostin
• b-Mangostin
• g-Mangostin
• Norathriol
• Tovophyllin
• Tovophyllin A
• Tovophyllin B
• Trapezifolixanthone
Medical Properties of Xanthones:
Research on Xanthones is ongoing. There are many results people report about health benefits from xanthones that cannot be explained fully by the science yet. This is likely due to the fact that only about 15% of known xanthones have been studied to any degree. And even then – there are already more than 1900 peer reviewed, published studies done on mangosteen and xanthones and more than 140 proven health benefits attributed to the fruit.
Some of the known benefits of xanthones based on recent research are:
• Anti-Fatigue – Helps boost energy
• Anti-Inflammatory – Helps prevent and reduce inflammation
• Anti-Aging
• Helps prevent cancer. According to a preliminary study, six xanthones have been found to be capable of killing cancer cells.
• Helps lower blood pressure
• Helps lower blood sugar. Many people with type II diabetes have reported that it helps them to regulate their blood sugar levels.
• Helps prevent infections – Bacteria, Microbes, Viruses, Fungus
• Anti-Diarrheal – In folk medicine, the pericarp of the mangosteen (most potent source of xanthones) has been used for centuries to effectively treat dysentery.
• Anti-Parkinson, Anti-Alzheimer. Helps prevent dementia
• Anti-allergenic – Helps with allergies
• Eye Care – Helps prevents cataracts and glaucoma
• Helps protect the heart and cardiovascular system
• Anti-Obesity
Do your own research, go to The US National Library of Medicine (PubMed):
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=search&term=mangosteen%20OR%20mangostana%20OR%20mangostin
Sincerely,
Michélle Strydom
PS
I trust you’ll have enough integrity and belief in your product to not delete my posts. We owe it the public to have enough information to base their decisions on or at least stimulate some healthy debate around matters concerning their health.
Michélle,
One requirement for a successful network promotion is that there be at least a kernel of scientific truth around which exaggerated claims can be assembled. As with noni juice, mangosteen is not entirely without scientific documentation. The problem, as usual, is that the claims for mangosteen are inflated till they far outpace what has been established through careful experimentation.
Some mangosteen promoters have mined James Duke’s famous ethnobotanical database for confirmation of their product’s value. And, indeed, Dr. Duke confirms that the plant contains several interesting components. But so do thousands of other plants in his voluminous database. For most of the chemicals contained in this fruit (such as beta-mangostin, catechins, cis-hex-3-enyl-acetate, gamma-mangostin, gartanin, garcinones) the database lists NO particular biochemical activities. Only the compound called “mangostin” seems to have some scientific backing for its antibacterial, antiseptic and fungicidal properties (Recio 1989). Yet scores of mangosteen websites now cite Duke’s database as scientific justification for this product. In reality, Dr. Duke has absolutely nothing to do with any mangosteen distributor and is not particularly enthusiastic about the product.
Much is made of the xanthone connection. According to the MyXanGo.com website: “There are over 200 xanthones in nature. Each xanthone can have specific effects on the body. What’s remarkable about the mangosteen is that there are over 40 xanthones identified in the pericarp, or rind, making it the single most xanthone-rich source in the world….Only six of the xanthones have been studied in depth. While we don’t know fully why the mangosteen works on such a wide variety of physical conditions, we know it has to do with being the world’s most potent source of xanthones. Each xanthone has its own effect, and when combined, they take on a synergistic quality that supports the health of the entire body.”
But all of this is speculative. It is undoubtedly true that there are many xanthones (a kind of antioxidant) in mangosteen. In fact, according to the Merck Index (11th Ed., p. 5613) the first scientifically defined substance to be derived from mangosteen was the xanthone mangostin. This was isolated by a German scientist named Schmid in 1855. In 1979, mangostin was found to have significant anti-inflammatory and anti-ulcer effects in rats (Shankaranarayan 1979). Yet although mangosteen’s xanthones have been known for almost 150 years, there are still only 19 PubMed articles on these xanthones and none of these articles concerns the use of xanthones in the actual clinical treatment of human disease. So I would say the jury is still out on their effectiveness in treating anything.
Dear Billionaire
I was referring to your comparison that ‘Product A’ contains a list of vitamins and minerals compared to little or no vitamins in this, that or the other ‘Juice’… That is an unfair comparison and much to your discredit.
But seeing that you did not comment on my first post, I’ll move on to thanking you for your reply to my second post. There is more than enough scientific and anecdotal proof that mangosteen – the whole fruit puree – delivers on the 6 claims that is made for the product. No-one is suggesting miracle cures for any disease.
The results I’ve personally experienced and continue to experience speak for itself. I would much rather continue taking my mangosteen juice and feel better than I have felt in years. My mother, a cancer survivor, will tell you the same. So will my friend who, for the first time in 30 years due to fibromyalgia, feels normal again with the first natural product that controls her condition and the pain she has suffered, despite trying every drug and alternative remedy she could find and/or afford.
I find it sad that websites and blogs such as yours would spoil an uninformed visitor’s chances to experience something that could truly change their life.
I wish you the best of luck and much success in your future endeavours. It is written in good authority that “He who digs a hole and scoops it out falls into the pit he has made.” Don’t fall into the trap of dissing other products in the natural health arena just to sell more of your own. It is time that natural health suppliers and practitioners work shoulder to shoulder to rather build the industry as opposed to working together with Big Pharma in discrediting one another with marketing gimmicks and misleading comparisons. Excluding one product in favour of another (in an altogether different category) is much like saying you should only eat green vegetables, because the coloured vegetables have no nutritional value whatsoever. It’s silly and totally unnecessary.
If you had compared your multi vit/mineral with ‘Company B’s’ multi vit/mineral using fair and truthful comparisons, I would have had absolutely no problem with that. That is called healthy competition and free enterprise.
Sincerely
Michélle
Just for interest sake:
If clinical studies are what you’re looking for, I have sourced a few using the actual Juice Product (as well as some other products in the range) as opposed to just referring to ‘mangosteen’ or ‘xanthones’, of which you’ll find many on pubmed.gov
When it comes to the Juice, Medicus Research/UCLA recently performed a human clinical, placebo controlled study on the benefits XANGO Juice® has. They found that the xanthones are bioavailable and by being absorbed help to reduce inflammation markers, reduce cardio vascular disease makers and help people in a prediabetic state lose weight. I could forward you a link to access the study, should you be interested.
Currently there is another study being performed by the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota, but it is about 2 years out. There is also the study that was performed on XANGO Juice® in conjunction with Eleviv™ that you can reference on this site: http://www.elevivblog.com/science-research/xango-juice-eleviv-combination-study/
As for the 3SIXTY5™ product wich is a core nutrition product (as opposed to targeted nutrition) there was a four week placebo control human clinical trial performed that can be found at http://www.xango.com/products/3sixty5/
One last comment in our little ‘friendly debate’… Saying that a product is a fad because of the 43 active ingredients (Xanthones in this case, ignoring for the moment the catechins, proanthocyanidins, polysaccharides etc.) only ‘one’, according to your post above has any real value, is much like saying valuing oranges for its vitamin C content is an exaggeration.
And in your history lesson, the facts of which I’m well aware of (for I have done my homework before I started using the product, but will thank you for clarity’s sake) you mention that “there are still only 19 PubMed articles on these xanthones”… I wonder what you base your information on?
As of November 15, 2009 the number of studies on PubMed would pobably be more acurately portrayed as follows:
1,803 published studies on ‘xanthones’ (plural)
557 published studies on ‘xanthone’ (singular)
105 published studies on ‘mangosteen’
79 published studies on ‘mangostin’
11 published studies on ‘garcinone’
89 published studies on ‘Garcinia Mangostana’
(I stand to be corrected on actual figures, but are confident that it is a more accurate representation of the facts.)
Furthermore:
1,314 published studies on ‘catechins’
1,336 published studies on ‘proanthocyanidins’
The argument that anecdotal evidence should be ignored in favour of clinical evidence would have meant the death of many a poor sailor back in history…
My turn to give a little history lesson!
James Lind concluded in 1747 that citrus juice was a more effective treatment for scurvy than five other standard treatments. But, despite clear evidence, (sailors reporting and clearly showing recovery) Lind’s recommendations were largely ignored during his lifetime because of prevailing theories and theorists. And while pretentious and misguided scientific debate raged on in the Royal Society, scurvy was killing tens of thousands of mariners.
Though James Cook, sailing around the world three times in the years preceding the American Revolution, finally kept scurvy at bay through insistence on impeccable hygiene among his crew and on obtaining fresh produce for meals, as well as through broad use of antiscorbutics including citrus juice, politics forced him to champion the long-time president of the Royal Society, Sir John Pringle’s, ineffective barley malt cure in public.
It was Gilbert Blane, who rediscovered Lind’s experiment and advocated the use of citrus fruits after Pringle’s death, who wrote of citrus fruits in the 1780s: “Upon what their superior efficacy depends, and in what manner they produce their effect, I am at a loss to determine, never having been able to satisfy my mind with any theory concerning the nature and cure of this disease, nor hardly indeed of any other.”
It was a 150 years later before vitamin C was actually isolated and characterised. By then, thanks to the keen eyes and clear thought of a few men, the disease had been nearly eradicated from the developed world.
The model of the story? Are we going to let history repeat itself, once again, and simply disregard empirical proof, anecdotal evidence in favour of “the arrogant posturing of medical theory” and allow another powerful natural remedy to be ‘lost at sea’ so to speak, until ‘science’ actually catches up with it?
“What exactly is Wellness Billionaire then? Well, it’s several things really. It’s you, and it’s me, making a connection. It’s the desire to bring greater health and wellness into our lives. It’s the spirit to want to help others and serve greater causes tirelessly without regard for personal gain. Wellness Billionaire is humanity in the face of dire circumstances; it’s the gift of giving for the greater good of mankind.
Wellness Billionaire is an ideal, a brand that represents all of our best qualities as they relate to health, wellness, and helping others. It’s the absolution that the world can still be a better place, where people’s lifestyle choices encourage vibrant health and lasting personal fulfillment.
Wellness Billionaire is also a global health and wellness giant that works with villages and orphanages around the world through its foundation to supply them with solid nutrition they would not otherwise be able to afford. A global wellness leader that still leads with its heart, not with its wallet. It’s a cause and celebration of people helping people as the cornerstone of our strength. A worldwide network of Wellness Champions working together.”
You look like a truly nice guy, Doug, with a lovely family. No need to stoop to tactics. Your product can stand on its own. It’s a good product. There is enough health, wealth and love in this world to outlive every single human being on the planet, as our Creator and Provider is able to bestow every blessing on all of us in abundance, so that richly enjoying all sufficiency at all times, we may have ample means for all good works. He is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.
Whatever your religion or world view – if what you say about “Wellness Billionaire” is true, then the sentiment represented in the scripture quoted from the Christian Bible will probably ring true with you.
Not once in my posts did I feel the need to run anyone’s products down to favour another. Good quality natural products all have merit in their specific fields of efficacy and the person representing those products should above all else strive to do so with integrity and compassion; for the person standing in front of them might be in dire need for an honest solution that reaches far beyond anyone’s desire to earn a few dollars.
Blessings to you.
Michélle
Michelle:
Do you have any studies on Mangosteen based on human blood serum interaction?
Nutrients truly do their work in human blood and not test tubes so I would love to see any serum studies you have access to.
While I don’t doubt that fresh Mangosteen fruit is great stuff I wonder about heat treated Mangosteen. I also wonder about Mangosteen that has traveled thousands of miles before it reaches the market place.
Is Xango heat treated? Is it chemically preserved? I would really appreciate some clarification. Thank you!
EATIMADO JAKE:La informacion suministrada por Michelle es totalmente correcta y realmente no alcanzaria este espacio para describir las bondades del producto , los estudios que lo avalan y los ejemplos de resultados curativos que ha producido el jugo Xango a traves de los años.Pero si puedes investigar mas por tu cuenta porque la informacion esta al alcance de cualquier persona que asi lo requiera.
Y respondiendo a tus inquietudes si esta tratado con el proceso de pasteurizacion y no posee conservantes quimicos, es totalmente libre de ellos y lo puede consumir hasta un bebe.
Te invito a ver mi pagina y ahi puedes encontrar toda la informacion en el idioma que lo desees:http:// http://www.marcelotorreira.mymangosteen.com
PD:si realmente quieres ver resultados, pruebalo por tres meses,que es el tiempo en el que las xantonas comienzan ahacer un cambio en tu organismo,y descubre por ti mismo los resultados, y asi no tendras que preguntarle a nadie si funciona.