Vogels UltraBran®

High-Fibre Wheatbran Breakfast Cereal

Low GI, very high fibre wheatbran cereal with prebiotic maize starch, soya isoflavones and linseed meal, with minerals and vitamins.

Dr Alfred Vogel
Vogel's® breakfast cereals follow the guiding principals of Dr Alfred Vogel, the famous Swiss naturopath and nutrition therapist. Born in 1902 near Basel, he became a highly respected nutritionist and a pioneer in the promotion of "healthy" foods as a means of protecting and maintaining health. He opened his first health food store at the age of 18 in 1920, and summed up his philosophy thus: "Preventative healthcare is the source of health and happiness. The decision to adopt a well-balanced diet containing natural foodstuffs and to heed the body's own signals must be taken of one's own free will."

Ingredients
Cereals (84%) [Wheat Bran, Wheat Flour, Corn Starch (Hi-Maize®) 8%], Sugar, Linseed Meal (Linola) (8%), Soya Isoflavone Conc (1.4%), Minerals (Tricalcium Phosphate, Zinc Oxide), Salt, Natural Colour: Annatto, Vitamins (Vitamin E, Folic Acid)

Soya is a great source of phytoestrogens (isoflavones). The average Western diet provides about 1 mg per day of plant oestrogens whereas the Asian diet contains between 20-60mg. Population studies have found that diets high in phytoestrogens provide a range of health benefits for both men and women.

"High-Maize®" corn starch is a "resistant" starch that has a prebiotic effect. Most starches are digested and absorbed into the body through the small intestine, but some resist digestion and pass through to the large intestine where they act like dietary fibre, encouraging the growth of friendly bacteria and helping to improve bowel health. This type of starch is called a "resistant" starch. For further information go to www.hi-maize.com

Dietary fibre can be divided into two major categories: Insoluble Fibres - found in whole grain products and also in vegetables, and Soluble Fibres - found in barley, beans, apples and some other fruits and vegetables. Fibre, soluble and insoluble, has an important role to play in the functioning of the body and is therefore a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. Increasing the fibre content of the diet is relatively easy: by eating more high-fibre foods such as wholemeal bread, fruit, vegetables and “grain based” foods, plus the inclusion of a bran-based cereal in the diet, fibre intake can be immediately increased.

Vogel's UltraBran is an excellent source of dietary fibre, with 15g of Total Dietary Fibre per serving

Linseed contains poly-unsaturated essential fatty acids - linoleic acid (Omega 6) and linolenic acid (Omega 3). These “good” fats are necessary for the proper function of many organs and must be supplied by diet as the body does not produce them. Vogel’s UltraBran contains ground yellow linseed meal, specially grown to produce a higher level of linoleic acid (Omega 6)

Folic Acid and Folate are forms of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food whilst Folic Acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin that is found in supplements and fortified foods. Folic Acid is necessary for the production and maintenance of new cells and is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy, since Folic Acid is needed to make DNA and RNA, the building blocks of cells. Also, both adults and children need Folic Acid to make normal red blood cells.

Vogel's UltraBran provides 50% of the RDA* for Folic Acid.

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Where to Buy...
Vogel's Cereals are sold in Health Stores throughout the UK and Ireland.

Vogels UltraBran is also sold in selected branches of Tescos, Sainsburys, Waitrose and Holland & Barrett.

Contact Vogels
Vogel's® Cereals are distributed exclusively in the UK and IRL by:

Britannia Health Products Ltd,
41-51 Brighton Rd,
Redhill,
Surrey RH1 6YS.

Telephone: 01737 773741
E-mail: enquiries@britannia-health.co.uk

Vogel's® Cereals Website: www.vogels.com.au
Vogels® Cereals Helpline: 01737 781410

*The Britannia Helpline operates Monday - Friday 09.00 - 18.00. At all other times, and on bank holidays, an answerphone operates and calls will be returned next working day.

Vogel's is the registered trademark of Stevns & Company Pty Ltd.
UltraBran and VitaPro are the registered trademarks of Specialty Cereals Pty Ltd.
Hi-Maize is the registered trademark of National Starch Pty Ltd.