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Ensure Plus Strength Vanilla

Complete, balanced nutrition to help maintain strength and health.¹

Ensure Plus Strength is a high-energy, high-quality protein, Ready-to-Drink milkshake-style supplement.¹ Ensure Plus Strength has been scientifically formulated with 28 essential vitamins and minerals including vitamin D and calcium to support muscle strength and recovery.¹ The benefits of Ensure Plus Strength are backed by over 20 clinical studies.^2–21

Ensure Plus Strength is also the only high energy, high-protein oral nutritional supplement in Australia enriched with calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (CaHMB).²²

CaHMB is a derivative of the amino acid leucine and has been shown to protect against muscle loss associated with ageing or disease.²³ It can be difficult to get CaHMB from your diet alone. This is because it is found in very low concentrations in certain foods.²⁴ For example, you would need to eat over 6,000 avocados to get the 3 g of HMB required to support muscle health.²⁵

It is suitable for adults:¹

Experiencing muscle loss

Nutritionally at risk

Recovering from illness

When preparing for surgery, or post surgery

Use Ensure Plus Strength as a nutritional supplement with or between meals. The recommended intake is 1–2 bottles per day.¹

Key nutrients per serve:¹

kcal

Triple Protein Complex

Essential vitamins &
minerals

CaHMB

Available in 220 mL liquid

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Ingredients

Complete, balanced nutrition¹

28 essential vitamins and minerals to help keep you strong and healthy.

Our highest protein formulation with 20 g protein per serve.

Source of energy to keep you doing what you love.

Ensure Plus Strength health benefits

Muscle strength

1.5 g CaHMB, 20 g protein per serve and vitamin D to help support muscle protein synthesis and slow muscle protein breakdown.^1,26,27

Healthy bones

Rich in calcium to support strong bones.^1,26

Prebiotic fibre

Enriched with prebiotic fibre (FOS) to support gut and immune health.^1,28

Immune support

Antioxidants to support immune health.^1,26

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I love the creamy taste of this product ... I feel stronger and muscle tone is much better.

Mas
Hamlyn Terrace 2259

The product tastes delicious … Energy levels have been really good while drinking it.

Silvia
Birtinya 4575

I noticed it gave me lots of strength to keep me going and helped improve my immune system.

Sandra
Kilsyth 3137

Ensure enhanced my nutrient supply and provided incredible energy and immune aid … 9.5/10.

Annalise
Alphington 3078

Convenient and easy to use … I found it particularly useful following surgery during my recovery period.

Stephen
Kirribilli 2061

I found that drinking a big glass of Ensure daily was ensuring my vitamin and mineral intake was adequate.

Georgina
Colo Heights 2756

Convenient and easy to use … I found it particularly useful following surgery during my recovery period.

Diana
Tinderbox 7054

Brilliant. After only a few days, I had more energy … It tasted GREAT … Recommend.

Garry
Centenary Heights 4350

It was a great start to my morning, and a perfect end to my evening. It was tasty, easy to make … Even better, it is good for me.

Antonios
Winston Hills 2153

Frequently Asked Questions

You can buy Ensure Plus Strength through most pharmacies without a script. If your local pharmacy does not stock Ensure Plus Strength on shelf please ask them to order it in for you, or call our Customer Service team on 1800 225 311.

Ensure Plus Strength is also available through distributors including under the NDIS.

Calcium β-hydroxy-β-methylbutyrate (CaHMB) is a derivative of the amino acid leucine and has been shown to protect against muscle loss associated with ageing or disease.²³ It does this by slowing down muscle protein breakdown and supporting muscle protein synthesis.²⁷

It can be difficult to get CaHMB from your diet alone. This is because it is found in very low concentrations in certain foods.²⁴ For example, you would need to eat over 6,000 avocados to get the 3 g HMB needed to support muscle health.²⁵ Ensure Plus Strength is the only oral nutritional supplement in Australia to be enriched with CaHMB and is scientifically formulated to protect and preserve muscle muscle mass and strength.^1,22

Each serving of Ensure Plus Strength contains 20 g of protein.¹ This is about 44% of the recommended dietary intake (RDI) for women aged between 19–70 years and 30% RDI for men aged between 19–70 years.²⁶

Each serving of Ensure Plus Strength contains 499 mg of calcium.¹ This is about 40–50% of the recommended dietary intake of calcium for men and women aged 19–50 years.²⁶

The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommend adults consume 3.5–4 serves of calcium-rich foods – milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives (mostly reduced fat) – each day.²⁹ These foods are high in calcium and are also a rich source of protein, vitamins and other minerals.²⁹

If you think you may not be getting enough calcium through your diet, or with the help of Ensure Plus Strength, speak to your healthcare professional. They will be able to advise you on how to improve your calcium intake, and recommend a calcium supplement if required.

Ensure Plus Strength has been carefully formulated to offer a balanced source of nutrition.¹ It contains important nutrients, high quality protein and healthy fats. It also contains 28 essential vitamins and minerals important for the health of our bodies – B-group vitamins, vitamins A, C, D and E plus calcium, potassium, iron and zinc. Check out the complete list of ingredients and nutritional information for Ensure Plus Strength.

Speak with your dietitian about HENS, and follow up with your GP and/or dietitian as part of your care plan to ensure you are getting the right nutritional support.

Nutritional information

NUTRIENT	Per 100 mL
Energy (kJ/kcal)	631/150
Protein (g)	9.10
Fat (g)	4.80
Saturated Fatty Acids (g)	0.45
Carbohydrate (g)	16.80
Sugars (g)	6.8
Dietary fibre, total (g)	0.75
FOS (g)	0.75
CaHMB	0.68
VITAMINS*	Per 100 mL
Vitamin A (mcg RE)	120
Vitamin D (mcg)	5.7
Vitamin E (mcg α-TE)	2.5
Vitamin K (mcg)	15
Vitamin C (mg)	16
Folic acid (mcg)	35
Thiamin (Vitamin B1) (mg)	0.26
Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (mg)	0.32
Vitamin B6 (mg)	0.30
Vitamin B12 (mcg)	0.65
Niacin (mg NE)	3.0
Pantothenic acid (mg)	1.1
Biotin (mcg)	6.0
Choline (mg)	70
MINERALS*	Per 100 mL
Sodium (mg)	150
Potassium (mg)	270
Chloride (mg)	63
Calcium (mg)	227
Phosphorus (mg)	118
Magnesium (mg)	25
Iron (mg)	2.1
Zinc (mg)	1.75
Manganese (mg)	0.45
Copper (mcg)	245
Iodine (mcg)	22
Selenium (mcg)	9
Chromium (mcg)	8.5
Molybdenum (mcg)	15
Taurine	0
L-Carnitine	18

*and other nutrients.

Ingredients

Water, hydrolysed corn starch, sucrose, VEGETABLE OILS (canola oil, corn oil), sodium caseinate, milk protein concentrate, soy protein isolate, whey protein concentrate, MINERALS: (potassium citrate, sodium citrate, calcium phosphate tribasic, magnesium carbonate, potassium chloride, ferrous sulphate, zinc sulphate, manganese sulphate, cupric sulphate, sodium molybdate, potassium iodide, chromium chloride, sodium selenate), fructo‑oligosaccharides, Ca-HMB (calcium β-hydroxy β-methylbutyrate monohydrate), flavouring, emulsifier (322), stabilisers (460, 466, 418), choline chloride, VITAMINS: (ascorbic acid, dl-alpha tocopheryl acetate, niacinamide, calcium pantothenate, beta carotene, pyridoxine hydrochloride, thiamin hydrochloride, riboflavin, Vitamin A palmitate, folic acid, phylloquinone, Vitamin D₃, biotin and cyanocobalamin), L-carnitine.

May contain: potassium phosphate dibasic, sodium chloride.

Contains milk and soy.

Allergens

Contains soy and milk ingredients.

Free from: egg, fish, oat, peanuts/tree nuts, meat, wheat, sesame seed, shellfish, alcohol, lupin.

^†Low lactose refers to the product containing no more than 2 g of lactose per 100 g.³⁰
^‡Gluten free refers to the product containing no detectable gluten at a limit of quantification of 5 ppm.³⁰

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Food for Special Medical Purposes. Use only under medical supervision.

CaHMB: calcium beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate. FOS: fructo-oligosaccharides.

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Regain Strength, Stay Active

Ensure Plus Strength Vanilla

Vanilla Flavour

Coffee Flavour

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from one of our recommended Pharmacy partners

Complete, balanced nutrition¹

Ensure Plus Strength health benefits

Muscle strength

Healthy bones

Prebiotic fibre

Immune support

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Frequently Asked Questions

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