Are you serious? The products <i>are</i> substantially different.<p>If you look at the nutritional info for Ensure[1] and Soylent[2] you&#x27;ll see that Soylent has more calories, more fat, no cholesterol, more sodium, more potassium, less sugar, more protein.<p>Most important, Soylent has a more even distribution of the daily % of vitamins and minerals. If you drink 3 bottles of Ensure you&#x27;re up to 180% daily value of Vitamin C, 240% of Vitamin D, 180% Manganese. The even distribution makes it easier for it to act as a complete meal <i>replacement</i> not just a diet or sports supplement.<p>My feeling is also that Soylent measures more and tweaks their formula more. Their goal is to be a good cheap meal for everyone:<p><i>Soylent is a food product (classified as a food, not a supplement, by the FDA) designed for use as a staple meal by all adults. Each serving of Soylent provides maximum nutrition with minimum effort.</i><p>In a paycheck or two I&#x27;ll buy a bunch of these and they&#x27;ll be my lunch and breakfast replacement. Things like Ensure don&#x27;t cut it as a staple meal.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ensure.com&#x2F;nutrition-products&#x2F;ensure-plus#vanilla" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;ensure.com&#x2F;nutrition-products&#x2F;ensure-plus#vanilla</a>
[2] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;files.soylent.com&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;soylent-nutrition-facts-2-0-en.pdf" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;files.soylent.com&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;soylent-nutrition-facts-2-0-en....</a>