Ensure® Original Vanilla Nutrition Shake

Complete, Balanced Nutrition® for everyday health

Each bottle of Ensure Original, from the #1 doctor-recommended brand* Ensure, provides complete, balanced nutrition. Every ready-to-drink shake has:

  • 9 grams of high-quality protein
  • 27 essential vitamins and minerals, including antioxidants†
  • 25% of the daily value of B vitamins‡ to support brain health
  • Delicious vanilla flavor

Additional information:

  • Gluten-free
  • Suitable for lactose intolerance§
  • Halal
  • Kosher
* Among doctors who recommend liquid nutritional products to their patients.
† Vitamins C & E and Selenium.
‡ B12 and folate.
§ Not for people with galactosemia.
 

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Nutritional Facts & Ingredients
Nutrient Data
Amount Per Serving % Daily Value**
Calories: 220
Total Fat, g: 6 8%
Saturated Fat, g: 1 5%
Trans Fat, g: 0
Polyunsaturated Fat, g: 2
Monounsaturated Fat, g: 3
Cholesterol, mg: <5 <2%
Sodium, mg: 210 9%
Total Carbohydrate, g: 32 12%
Dietary Fiber, g: <1 <3%
Total Sugars, g: 15
Added Sugars, g: 14 28%
Protein, g: 9 18%
Folic Acid, mcg: 60
Ingredients*
Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, Milk Protein Concentrate, Blend of Vegetable Oils (Canola, Corn), Soy Protein Isolate, Nonfat Milk. Less than 0.5% of: Vitamins & Minerals (Potassium Citrate, Magnesium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Citrate, Calcium Phosphate, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Ferrous Sulfate, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Zinc Sulfate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Hydrochloride, Copper Sulfate, Riboflavin, Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Selenate, Sodium Molybdate, Phylloquinone, Biotin, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B12), Natural & Artificial Flavor, Cellulose Gel, Salt, Cellulose Gum, Soy Lecithin, Monoglycerides, Carrageenan, Acesulfame Potassium, and Sucralose.
Contains milk and soy ingredients.
Vitamins
  % Daily Value**
Vitamin D, mcg 25%
Vitamin A 25%
Vitamin C 50%
Vitamin E 50%
Vitamin K 20%
Thiamin 25%
Riboflavin 25%
Niacin 35%
Vitamin B6 25%
Folate 25%
Vitamin B12 25%
Biotin 25%
Pantothenic Acid 25%
Choline 25%
Minerals
  % Daily Value**
Calcium, mg 25%
Iron, mg 25%
Potassium, mg 10%
Phosphorus 15%
Iodine 25%
Magnesium 20%
Zinc 30%
Selenium 25%
Copper 25%
Manganese 25%
Chromium 25%
Molybdenum 25%
Chloride 10%
**Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 Calorie diet.
*This information is subject to change. Please refer to the product label for the most current ingredient, allergen, and nutrient profile information.

Related FAQs

Does Ensure help you gain weight?

Different Ensure products are designed to meet different nutrition needs. Some Ensure Products (Ensure Original, Ensure Plus, and Ensure Enlive) are designed to provide complete, balanced nutrition to help people maintain or gain a healthy weight, particularly for patients who are at risk of malnutrition or are experiencing involuntary weight loss. On the other hand, Ensure High Protein, Ensure Light and Ensure Clear are designed to provide supplemental protein and other nutrients in fewer calories than Ensure Original, Ensure Plus, and Ensure Enlive. Click here to find the right Ensure for you.

Is there a limit on how many servings of Ensure one can consume each day?

The greatest quantity of Ensure/Ensure Plus that would be recommended for adults is 6 - 8 servings per day. A serving is considered 8 fl oz. As always, please check with your healthcare professional regarding individual needs and recommendations. This limit is based on the nutrients in a single serving compared to the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) for all nutrients established and recorded in the Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) established standards. ULs for nutrients can be found on DRI tables at http://fnic.nal.usda.gov/.

Is Ensure lactose-free?

All Ensure products contain some lactose but do not represent a medical concern for individuals with lactose intolerance due to the small amount.

Ensure products should not be consumed by people with galactosemia.

Ensure® Original Reviews
Ensure Original is rated 4.9 out of 5 by 2975.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by from NEW LIFE WITH ENSURE my mom is 88yrs old and has difficult in eating i tried ensure for her waaal she is back to life. only concerned with Ensure Price is too high.
Date published: 2019-09-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Thank you! Saved my life. Helped me to eat when nothing else could! When I literally couldn’t eat anything - after a hospital stay and losing 20 lbs in 3 weeks - I remembered Vanilla Ensure. Not only did it still taste delicious, but it was the most nutritious, hydrating and easy thing to drink. Thank you again - I can’t recommend this enough!
Date published: 2019-09-24
Rated 1 out of 5 by from Caused stomach pains and loose stools Hoping for a quick, good-tasting meal supplement, I tried Ensure Original vanilla after successfully healing an NSAID-induced gastritis with dietary changes and Mylanta as needed. Drank half of one bottle to see how it sat. Within an hour, I developed stomach pains lasting several hours, followed by loose stools. Based on so many good reviews, I figured it was something else I had eaten. Two days later I drank the remaining half bottle only to experience even worse stomach pains, again with loose stools. Going back to Carnation Instant Breakfast Essentials Light -- lower in fat, lower in sugar content, not as many chemicals ... plus, it's a good-tasting, quick, on-the-go meal supplement/snack that's never made me sick. As someone who's always followed a lot-fat, low-carb, healthy diet, Ensure is not the product for me.
Date published: 2019-09-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by from It's healthy I started about three weeks ago and I can see great improvement in my health and growth.
Date published: 2019-09-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by from I Love this stuff it is so great that I wish I had a load of them the store i go to does not have all but 3 kind I want more flavors Thank you so much but I can only use paper coupons Sorry
Date published: 2019-09-07
Rated 4 out of 5 by from Less sugar please! It tastes great, I just wish it had less sugar as the daily intake is about 25g for women and one bottle is already 15g.
Date published: 2019-09-07
Rated 3 out of 5 by from Too much sugar My grandson has Autism and doesn’t eat food. He can only drink Ensure. He prefers the vanilla flavor. However the high sugar content causes him to be very hyperactive. Is there anything you can do to lower the sugar? It would probably help his Behavorial problem. Thanks.
Date published: 2019-08-29
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Excellent source of protein for elderly parent Ensure was recommended by the primary care physician to add protein to to my elderly father's diet. My dad is very selective when it comes to drinking such beverages but he is always willing to drink the vanilla Ensure. Thank you for helping us to keep him healthy.
Date published: 2019-08-19
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