greens & superfoods

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Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 48 listed

• 1 Cichorium Intybus Root Oligosaccharides
  Oligosaccharides (short-chain fructans/inulin) extracted from chicory root (Cichorium intybus).
  Low
• 2 Flax Seed
  Seed of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum), also known as linseed.
  Safe
• 3 Pyrus Malus Carpel Powder
  Powder from the carpel (core) of apple (Pyrus malus / Malus domestica).
  Low
• 4 Hordeum Vulgare Leaf Powder
  Powdered young leaves of the barley plant (Hordeum vulgare), commonly called barley grass powder.
  Safe
• 5 Spirulina Powder
  Dried biomass of cyanobacteria Arthrospira platensis / Arthrospira maxima.
  Low
• 6 Wheat Grass Powder
  Dried, ground young leaves of the wheat plant (Triticum aestivum).
  Low
• 7 Alfalfa
  Forage legume (Medicago sativa); leaves, sprouts, and seeds are consumed as food/herb.
  Low
• 8 Chlorella
  A genus of single-celled green freshwater algae (Chlorella vulgaris, C. pyrenoidosa) used as a nutritional supplement.
  Low
• 9 Inulin
  Naturally occurring fructan polysaccharide extracted primarily from chicory root; a soluble dietary fiber and prebiotic.
  Low
• 10 Bacillus Coagulans
  Spore-forming, lactic-acid-producing probiotic bacterium (formerly classified as Lactobacillus sporogenes). Heat- and acid-stable, allowing …
  Low
• 11 Bifidobacterium Bifidum
  A species of beneficial gut bacteria commonly used as a probiotic, particularly common in the infant gut.
  Safe
• 12 Lactobacillus Rhamnosus
  Probiotic lactic acid bacterium used in fermented foods and supplements.
  Safe
• 13 Lactobacillus Acidophilus
  Probiotic lactic-acid bacterium used as a starter culture and live probiotic.
  Safe
• 14 Carrot Powder
  Dehydrated, ground carrot used as a flavor, color, and nutrient source.
  Safe
• 15 Beetroot Powder
  Dehydrated beetroot (Beta vulgaris) ground to a fine powder; also commercially available as 'beet juice concentrate' for color use.
  Safe
• 16 Kale
  A leafy green cruciferous vegetable (Brassica oleracea, Acephala group).
  Safe
• 17 Blueberry
  Fruit of Vaccinium species (highbush, lowbush, rabbiteye blueberries).
  Safe
• 18 Spinach Powder
  Dried, ground leaves of Spinacia oleracea L.
  Safe
• 19 Broccoli
  Edible green flowering head and stalk of Brassica oleracea var. italica.
  Safe
• 20 Ginger
  The rhizome of Zingiber officinale, used fresh, dried, or powdered as a spice and traditional medicine.
  Safe
• 21 Vaccinium Macrocarpon Fruit Powder
  Dried, ground powder of cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) fruit.
  Safe
• 22 Strawberry Powder
  Dehydrated strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa) ground into powder, sometimes with anti-caking agents.
  Safe
• 23 Raspberry Fruit Powder —
• 24 Tart Cherry Fruit Powder —
• 25 Elderberry Extract
  Concentrated extract from the berries of Sambucus nigra (European elder), rich in anthocyanins.
  Low
• 26 Acai Berry
  Fruit of Euterpe oleracea palm, native to the Amazon; whole food rich in anthocyanins.
  Safe
• 27 Goji
  Goji berry, the fruit of Lycium barbarum, a Chinese boxthorn shrub; eaten dried, fresh, or as juice.
  Low
• 28 Horsetail Tree Leaf —
• 29 Extract
  Generic umbrella term for a concentrated solvent-based preparation of a food, herb, or spice.
  Safe
• 30 Grape Seed
  The seeds of Vitis vinifera, source of grape seed oil and proanthocyanidin extract.
  Safe
• 31 Matcha
  Finely ground powder made from shade-grown green tea leaves (Camellia sinensis).
  Safe
• 32 Liquorice Root Extract
  Extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra root, containing glycyrrhizin/glycyrrhizic acid.
  Moderate
• 33 Rhodiola Rosea
  Root of Rhodiola rosea, an adaptogenic herb traditionally used in Scandinavian and Russian medicine.
  Low
• 34 American Ginseng Root Extract —
• 35 Ashwagandha
  Adaptogenic root extract from Withania somnifera (Indian ginseng), used in Ayurvedic medicine and dietary supplements.
  Moderate
• 36 Astragalus Membranaceus Root Powder
  Powdered root of Astragalus membranaceus, a perennial herb used in traditional Chinese medicine.
  Moderate
• 37 Eleutherococcus Senticosus Root Extract
  Extract from the roots of Eleutherococcus senticosus (Siberian ginseng or eleuthero), an adaptogenic herb used in traditional medicine.
  Low
• 38 Alpha-Amylase
  Alpha-amylase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes starch into shorter saccharides.
  Low
• 39 Amyloglucosidase
  Glucoamylase enzyme (EC 3.2.1.3), typically from Aspergillus niger or Rhizopus species.
  Low
• 40 Protease
  Proteases are enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds in proteins; E1101 covers various microbial and animal-derived protease preparations.
  Low
• 41 Acid
  Generic umbrella label for unspecified food acidulants (e.g., citric, malic, lactic, phosphoric, tartaric).
  Low
• 42 Cellulase
  Enzyme that hydrolyzes cellulose, used as a processing aid.
  Low
• 43 Lipase
  Lipase, an enzyme that hydrolyzes triglycerides; produced from animal pancreas or microbial fermentation.
  Low
• 44 Natural Flavouring
  A regulatory umbrella term (21 CFR 101.22) for flavor extracts derived from spices, fruit, vegetable, herb, bark, root, leaf, meat, seafood,…
  Low
• 45 Citric Acid
  Citric acid (E330), a weak organic acid naturally present in citrus fruit and produced commercially via Aspergillus niger fermentation.
  Low
• 46 Steviol Glycosides
  Sweet glycoside compounds (rebaudioside A, stevioside, etc.) extracted from leaves of Stevia rebaudiana, 200-300x sweeter than sucrose.
  Low
• 47 Equisetum Arvense
  Field horsetail, a perennial fern-allied plant; aerial parts contain silica, flavonoids, and alkaloids.
  Moderate
• 48 Rebaudioside A
  A high-purity steviol glycoside extracted from Stevia rebaudiana leaves; one of several non-nutritive sweeteners derived from stevia.
  Low