Comments on: Verve Energy Drink Review - Tastes like Science!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:00:36 +0000

Jason,
Thanks for your insightful and hilarious review. I just brought home some Verve! and Vemma this evening and my engineer of a husband totally burst my bubble by reading each and every ingredient on the can, then he googled reviews and found yours. I’m concerned too about the listing of these minerals, I mean, I can’t imagine ever needing to take anything radioactive and if it is only the trace amounts found in the plants they grind up (from the rainforest no doubt) then WHY did they list them? It makes no sense. My husband was also concerned about the manufacturing process. Hmmm. I did try the Verve! (regular version) and really liked it, but that’s probably because of the sugar. Thanks again for your review, it gives me impetus to do further investigation into this particular source of vitamins and minerals. (Maybe I’ll just stick with my Lucky Charms and its 8 essential vitamins and minerals!)

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:29:30 +0000

John… I checked out the website mentioned, and when I search for minerals like Zinc, I get results. When searching for elements like Thorium, Thallium, Antimony, Hafnium, and others, I get none. Also, to correct you slightly… you said these aren’t chemicals or heavy metals… that is false. According to this government document:

http://www.ead.anl.gov/pub/doc/thorium.pdf

Thorium in its pure form is a silvery-white heavy metal that is about as dense as lead.

Also, the term “chemical” refers to any material with a definite chemical composition. Since a chemical substance can either be a pure chemical element or a pure chemical compound, and the product lists many elements and compounds, you can’t say that Verve contains no chemicals. You can say it contains no man made chemicals, but that is false as well (sucralose is not found in nature). Feel free to correct me if you feel I’m wrong.

Now then, I agree that most of these elements are probably trace amounts, but if it is typical and in everything, why does Verve feel the need to list it on the can? Does that mean it’s been added? Does it mean it’s slightly more than normal? If not, then why list it as an ingredient?

By: John

John — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:35:07 +0000

Hi Jason, the minerals in the Verve and Vemma Essential Minerals are derived from natural plant vegetation. Plants by nature, are made up of minerals because they grow in mineral rich soil. They are not chemicals or heavy metals and they exist in Vemma/Verve in a level that is typical of plant life. In other words, they are in trace amounts. You can also refer to http://www.nutritionhealthinfo.com/ for more information about the ingredients in Vemma / Verve including trace minerals.

Vemma / Verve products are physician formulated and appropriate for human consumption. Based on the resources that Dr. Wang, an M.D and a PhD, devoted in developing the product and Vemma’s own research, they stand behind their product formula.

By: Jason

Jason — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 14:56:49 +0000

Julieanne… thanks for the comment. While I didn’t research all of them, I’m pretty sure your body doesn’t need Gallium, Lithium and Yttrium (as it states, they have no biological role) and I am pretty sure your body would be better off without Thallium and Thorium (a poison and a radioactive element). While your body may need some of the stuff in that can, it sure doesn’t need all of it.

By: Julieanne van Zyl

Julieanne van Zyl — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 02:28:51 +0000

Hi Jason, I just wondered if you’ve done any research on what minerals your body requires? Your body needs all those minerals for different functions in your blood cells to happen. A lot of diseases occur simply because of the lack of certain minerals in the body. It would be helpful if you did some more research for people. Thanks. Julieanne