Nutritional Analysis of Fresh Wheatgrass Juice
This is an analysis of the nutrients in tray grown wheatgrass juice compared with PINES Wheat Grass Powder.
Based on typical serving sizes.
1 ounce (28.35 grams) of fresh wheat grass juice
compared with
1/8 ounce (3.5 grams=1 teaspoon=7 tablets) of PINES Wheat Grass.
| Nutrient | PINES | Tray Grown |
| Moisture | roughly 6-7% | 95% |
| Protein | 860 mg | 550-800 mg |
| Sugars | less than 1% | 2-3% or 570-850 mg |
| Chlorophyll | 18.5 mg | 4-12 mg |
| Biotin | 4 mcg | 3 mcg |
| Vitamin A (as betacarotene) | 1670 IU | 120 IU |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.05 mcg | 0.30 mcg |
| Vitamin E | 320 mcg | 880 mcg |
| Vitamin C | 8 mg | 1 mg |
| Folic Acid | 21 mcg | 8 mcg |
| Phosphorus | 14 mg | 21 mg |
| Magnesium | 4 mg | 8 mg |
| Iron | 870 mcg | 660 mcg |
| Calcium | 15 mg | 7.2 mg |
| Potassium | 137 mg | 42 mg |
(SOURCE: Wheat Grass, Nature’s Finest Medicine by Steve Meyerowitz, page 53. His source was Irvine Analytical Laboratory report courtesy of Optimal Health Institute). The PINES measurements come from an average of independent analyses done on bottles pulled from store shelves and sent directly to the labs.
As you can see, PINES is more nutritious than fresh juice per serving or by weight, on the majority of nutrients.
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