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GIMBER Has 3.2 More Sugar Than Coca-Cola: The Numbers Nobody Shows You

GIMBER's nutrition label: 34g sugar per 100ml of concentrate. Coca-Cola: 10.6g/100ml. That's a 3.2× ratio.

The "But It's a Concentrate" Argument

Fair point. Let's calculate:

  • Recommended serve: 20ml in 200ml water
  • Sugar per glass: 20ml × 34g/100ml = 6.8g sugar per serve
  • That's 1.7 sugar cubes per glass
  • 2 glasses/day = 13.6g = 3.4 sugar cubes

A 60ml INTI shot: 60ml × 1.1g/100ml = 0.66g sugar. That's 10× less per serve.

What Sugar Does to Health Benefits

The whole point of ginger is anti-inflammatory action. But sugar:

  1. Activates NF-κB → pro-inflammatory cytokines
  2. Spikes insulin → crash 90 min later
  3. Produces AGEs → accelerated aging
  4. Feeds harmful gut bacteria → bloating

The ginger fights inflammation. The sugar feeds it. Net effect: minimal.

Both Are Good Products — One Has a Sugar Problem

GIMBER uses quality organic ginger. The issue isn't ingredient quality — it's the 34g of added sugar that undermines the health benefits ginger is supposed to deliver.

INTI: 1.1g sugar, plus turmeric + black pepper (2000% better curcumin absorption). The ginger actually works.


Read the nutrition label. Always.

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