| More about Aloe Gel Only “Stabilized” Aloe Gel has the Active Ingredient, Mannose Historical Ancient people learned by trial and error that only the gel from fresh aloe worked. After a day or so, the gel was not nearly as effective. 1950’s After seeing the horrible radiation burns caused by atomic bombs, American scientists began testing various substances to heal these wounds. They found that fresh aloe worked very well, but it had to be fresh as gel kept in storage did not work. 1990’s A company in Texas discovered that a special sugar called mannose was the main ingredient in aloe. They patented a process to stabilize it by removing a destructive enzyme that is released when the plant is harvested. Mannose is one of a new class of nutrients called, Glyconutrients.
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