Are there standards established defining what is and isn aloe vera?
The IASC, and other countries such as the European Union, China, and Korea, have established standards to define what is (and what is not) “aloe vera” in finished products. The IASC standard states that only products containing acemannan, or the beta 1-4 acetylated glucomannans, can be accurately labeled as aloe vera. Acemannan is a naturally occurring polysaccharide that is present in aloe vera and is used as an identifier of the botanical by analytical means. Products that do not contain acemannan are not considered to be true aloe vera based on this standard.
