Wheatgrass contains all the elements that are missing in your body's cells - especially enzymes, vitamins, hormones, and nucleic acids. Wheatgrass juice has been proven over many years to be of benefit to health in numerous ways and for restoring general vitality.
Alternative health practitioners have long preached the benefits of wheatgrass, due largely to its chlorophyll content.
Wheatgrass juice is a complete food with no toxic side affects. It contains all of the vitamins and most of the minerals needed for human maintenance and well-being. It is also a complete protein with about 30 enzymes and is approximately 70% crude chlorophyll.
Wheatgrass is the green, growing and processing plant that will eventually become a shaft of wheat, produce grain, die, and be harvested. At only seven days, the wheatgrass is 6 to 9 inches tall and can be cut and juiced. The deep green juice is abundant with vitamins, minerals, enzymes, chlorophyll.
Analysis is based on a 3.5 gram serving
NOTE:
An asterisk (*) indicates there is no RDI established for
that nutrient.
| NUTRIENT |
|
AMOUNT |
RDI |
| Calories |
|
13 |
|
| Calories
from fat |
|
0 |
|
| Cholesterol |
|
0 |
|
| Carbohydrates |
|
1.6 g |
|
| Protein |
|
860mg |
|
| Dietary
Fiber |
|
1 g |
4%
RDI |
| Chlorophyll |
|
18.5 mg |
|
| VITAMINS
|
| Biotin |
|
4 mcg |
|
| Choline |
|
5 mg |
|
| Lutein |
|
1 mg |
|
| Lycopene |
|
29 mcg |
|
| Vitamin
A (Betacarotene) |
|
1668 IU |
30%
RDI |
| Vitamin
B1 (Thiamine) |
|
11 mcg |
* |
| Vitamin
B2 (Riboflavin) |
|
260 mcg |
17%
RDI |
| Vitamin
B3 (Niacin) |
|
252 mcg |
* |
| Vitamin
B5 (Pantothenic Acid) |
|
36 mcg |
|
| Vitamin
B6 (Pyridoxine) |
|
39 mcg |
* |
| Vitamin
B8 (Folic Acid) |
|
21 mcg |
10%
RDI |
| Vitamin
B12 (Cobalamin) |
|
.05 mcg |
* |
| Vitamin
C |
|
7.5 mg |
13
% RDI |
| Vitamin
E |
|
320 mcg |
|
| Vitamin
K |
|
35 mcg |
20%
RDI |
| Zeaxanthin |
|
279 mcg |
|
| MINERALS
|
| Calcium |
|
15 mg |
|
| Cobalt |
|
1.7 mcg |
|
| Copper |
|
17 mcg |
|
| Iodine |
|
8 mcg |
|
| Iron |
|
870 mcg |
4%
RDI |
| Magnesium |
|
3.9 mg |
* |
| Manganese |
|
240 mcg |
7%
RDI |
| Phosphorus |
|
14 mg |
* |
| Potassium |
|
137 mg |
|
| Selenium |
|
3.5 mcg |
6%
RDI |
| Sodium |
|
1 mg |
* |
| Sulfur |
|
10.5 mg |
|
| Zinc |
|
62 mcg |
* |
| AMINO
ACID PROFILE |
| Alanine |
|
69 mg |
|
| Arginine |
|
66 mg |
|
| Aspartic
Acid |
|
50 mg |
|
| Cystine |
|
11 mg |
|
| Glutamic
Acid |
|
76 mg |
|
| Glycine |
|
49 mg |
|
| Histidine |
|
18 mg |
|
| Isoleucine |
|
35 mg |
|
| Leucine |
|
72 mg |
|
| Lysine |
|
38 mg |
|
| Methionine |
|
18 mg |
|
| Phenylalanine |
|
36 mg |
|
| Proline |
|
46 mg |
|
| Serine |
|
31 mg |
|
| Threonine |
|
42 mg |
|
| Tryptophan |
|
6 mg |
|
| Tyrosine |
|
33 mg |
|
| Valine |
|
48 mg |
|