Essential Greens
by Synergy · other (e.g. tea bag) · 30 single serve packets
- On the market (NIH)
- DSLD label 217199
- Serving 5 g (1 packet)
- 30 servings
Essential Greens by Synergy lists 19 ingredients; 19 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 3 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 23, 2020.
What is in Essential Greens?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 5 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).
| Ingredient | Amount | % DV | Among products listing it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 15 Calories | ||
| Total Carbohydrates | 3 g | 1% | 47% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g). |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g | 7% | 38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g). |
| Protein | 1 g | 77% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g). | |
| Proprietary Blend | 4.97 g | ||
| Wheat Grass | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Oat | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Barley Grass | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Lemongrass | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Artichoke | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cucumber | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Okra | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Celery | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Parsley | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Spinach | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Kale | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Broccoli | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Cabbage | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Tomato | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Peppermint | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Rosemary | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Sage | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Spearmint | in the blend, no amount given | ||
| Thyme | in the blend, no amount given |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 217199 (entered April 23, 2020), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.
Is that a lot?
Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient; 19 ingredients sit inside a blend, so their amounts cannot be compared.
The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.
The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.
Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.
Which products have the closest formulas?
The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Essential Greens's, rare ingredients counting for more.
- Earth GreensEssante Organics 14 shared, 43% alike
Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.
What does the label say about taking it?
Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.
- Directions
- Directions: Mix one serving (individual packet) in 1 liter of water daily. Mix briskly.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 217199.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Silicon Dioxide.
How many labels does Essential Greens have?
One label is on file, entered on April 23, 2020.
- Label 217199 (current) Entered April 23, 2020 · on the market · 30 single serve packets
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Synergy Worldwide (distributor), Pleasant Grove, UT. All Synergy products.