Blog about Aloe Vera

here are several ways to extract aloe gel. Depending on the process used for this, the gel can be of better or worse quality in terms of the conservation of the properties of the plant, or in other words, the process of extraction of the aloe that we use determines the final quality of the product.

Factors of a high-quality aloe vera:

1.     The land and climate of the crops

The aloe vera plant originates from Africa, meaning the best climate is the most like the African climate. Fuerteventura is located off the north-west coast of Africa in the Canary Islands, and this proximity enables Fuerteventura to produce one of the best aloes in the world, with an average temperature of 22 degrees Celsius.

Pure Aloe is located on the hill side of one of the oldest volcanoes in the Canaries. The Gairía volcano provides a rich mineral and nutrient base for our plants.

Another thing to consider is the importance that the producer owns their crops, meaning reduced transportation of the raw mater

SOME PRODUCTS ARE PREPARED WITH FRESH ALOE VERA PULP, while others are based on ALOE EXTRACT (aloe vera IN POWDER)

What is Concentrated Aloe Vera Juice?

Aloe vera concentrate comes from removing the water content from the fresh aloe pulp by evaporative or lyophilized heat treatment. This is done to make it more productive for businesses. Transportation is cheaper. Once in the packaging factory it is necessary to add water and aromas to this concentrate since they have been lost in the process. You can add some pulp to give it the appearance of "natural" aloe vera juice. Maltodextrin is also usually added to this concentrate. A caking agent that does not add anything to the properties other than getting a better mix of the product. This thickener contains starch and may contain other chemicals. The exact term to identify this type of juice on the market is "STABILIZED ALOE VERA GEL" or aloe vera extract. This concentrating process eliminates many of the benefits of aloe vera. The big companies usually use this format because the cultivation centre

since ancient history, aloe vera juice has been mentioned for its therapeutic properties. See (history of aloe vera). However, over the last century and with the development of analytical methods to assess quality and quantity, it has been ascertained scientifically that the leaves of the different varieties of aloe vera have extremely diverse chemical compositions.

Not all products made with aloe vera have the same quality. It's a shame, but there is a lot of fraud around these products.

For this reason, we want to comment on a series of keys to identify a product of poor quality.

1.     THE ORIGIN OF THE ALOE

Aloe vera grown in the Canary Islands is of high quality. This is the reason why the slogan or the phrase "aloe vera of the Canary Islands" is used as an argument for sale. But this is not always the case. Look at the label, because if it is legal and well prepared it must indicate where the product was made. If it does not, it is suspicious.

As we have said in previous articles, aloe vera has a multitude of benefits, making it one of nature´s richest plants in terms of its properties and possible applications, both internally and externally.

At this point we are going to focus on its drinkable form, to be consumed daily as a juice. Aloe vera juice serves as an excellent food supplement due to the levels ofamino acids, vitamins and minerals.

Let´s see the 10 benefits associated with drinking aloe vera juice.