What I can tell you about the crystalline fructose is that it’s almost the main ingredient of your shake since it’s listed second, so I wouldn’t say that by adding real fruit to it that it helps to metabolize it better, although I don’t know the scientific breakdown of how that would all come out in the wash.

I personally wouldn’t use that powder because the corn sugars (hfcs, crystalline fructose, corn syrup, corn syrup solids, etc.) at best are just cheap sugar. There’s no nutritional value in it and you could take vitamin and mineral supplements if you’re only looking for that component of the shake.

I don’t know right now about other powders that don’t have any sugar whether that’s cane, corn sugars, beet, molasses, honey, etc. etc. I think the Jay Robb looks like the best protein powder out there and while I still haven’t tried it (I really like to just eat whole foods instead of make smoothies), it’s really a good thing to have the protein in your smoothie, especially if that smoothie is the only thing you’re having for breakfast. You need the protein to balance out the fruit to keep your blood sugar even.

Let me know if this helps or if you have any other questions.