Tribez Nutrition 100% Certified Organic Acacia Fiber 16 oz

2 Responses to “Tribez Nutrition 100% Certified Organic Acacia Fiber 16 oz”

1. Charles says:

   September 25, 2010 at 2:26 am

   I tried this product as an alternative to Benefiber for a daily fiber supplement. Acacia fiber is denser: providing 2g fiber/tsp compared to 1.5g fiber/tsp in Benefiber (which is made with wheat dextrin). The cost per gram of fiber is comparable between the two products, depending on where you buy, so there’s no huge savings using one or the other.

   Benefiber is a colorless powder, completely flavorless, and dissolves nearly instantly in even cold beverages with just a small stirring or a excellent shaker cup. Acacia fiber is a brown powder that tastes a small like flour. The color of the powder is strong enough to discolor a crystal light drink mix, but it didn’t affect the flavor when mixed. It turns to lumpy gum in cold liquid that is very hard to dissolve without stirring for a long time or using a blender. Since I do all of my drinks in a shaker cup, this made the acacia fiber basically unusable to me. I hear it works surpass in hot liquids, but I did not try for myself.

   The fiber itself had about the same effects between the two products. They both did the job and neither caused any additional gas or bloating like some fibers can.

   I would only recommend trying acacia fiber if you are preparation to blend it, use it in hot liquids, or you are concerned about taking a wheat-based fiber due to allergies.
   Rating: 2 / 5
2. D. Hackborn says:

   September 25, 2010 at 4:39 am

   I really like this product. I have IBS and suffer from loads of painful gas and bloating. Taking this fiber with a small banana, a couple of dates and water blended is quite juicy. The acacia fiber has a slight malt taste. It really reduces the balloon an nausea for me.
   Rating: 4 / 5