There are no comparable products available of the shelf in the USA and Canada. The ingredients are all chosen for purity, solubility and lack of allergenicity. The ingredients are expensive and the formula is expensive. Unlike many products, you are paying for ingredient quality and not extravagant mark-ups of cheap ingredients. Elemental nutrient formulas represent the ultimate reduction of food, replacing food intake with a chemically defined set of nutrients.
Nutrition is built of basic building blocks.
Carbohydrates, fats and proteins are typical components of foods. Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients. Alpha ENF is formulated by assembling nutrients into modules that supply energy, electrolytes, antioxidants, phosphate, vitamins, minerals, neurotransmitter substrates and protein building blocks. Energy is supplied by in Alpha ENF by carbohydrates and fat. Digestion reduces complex carbohydrates to simple sugars, which act as fuel in our body.