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Green Superfood The Original

by Amazing Grass · powder · 1.76 lbs

  • On the market (NIH)
  • DSLD label 270447
  • Serving 8 g (One Scoop)
  • 100 servings

Green Superfood The Original by Amazing Grass lists 31 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 8 g, such as 60 mcg of vitamin A, 16 mg of vitamin C, 70 mcg of vitamin K and 40 mg of calcium; 25 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 6 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on July 21, 2022.

What is in Green Superfood The Original?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 8 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).

Green Superfood The Original: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 270447, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Green Superfood The Original against 21,979 products5 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.5 g

Higher than 65% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate (median 3 g).

Dietary Fiber3 g11%Fiber in Green Superfood The Original against 6,987 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.3 g

Higher than 63% of 6,987 products listing fiber (median 2 g).

Total Sugarsless than 1 g
Added Sugars0 g0%
Protein2 gProtein in Green Superfood The Original against 8,985 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 2 g to 24 g, the median 16 g.2 g

70% of 8,985 products listing protein give more (median 16 g).

Vitamin A60 mcg7%
Vitamin C16 mg18%Vitamin C in Green Superfood The Original against 18,583 products16 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 60 mg to 270 mg, the median 100 mg.DV 90 mgUL 2,000 mg16 mg

92% of 18,583 products listing vitamin C give more (median 100 mg).

Vitamin K70 mcg58%Vitamin K in Green Superfood The Original against 4,607 products70 mcg per serving; the middle half of products list 35 mcg to 100 mcg, the median 80 mcg.DV 120 mcg70 mcg

54% of 4,607 products listing vitamin K give more (median 80 mcg).

Calcium40 mg3%Calcium in Green Superfood The Original against 17,831 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg40 mg

79% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg).

Iron1.5 mg8%Iron in Green Superfood The Original against 6,910 products1.5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 1.2 mg to 18 mg, the median 5 mg.DV 18 mgUL 45 mg1.5 mg

72% of 6,910 products listing iron give more (median 5 mg).

Sodium30 mg1%Sodium in Green Superfood The Original against 14,514 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.30 mg

62% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Potassium170 mg4%Potassium in Green Superfood The Original against 11,614 products170 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg170 mg

Higher than 71% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Amazing Grass Green Food Blend5.7 g
organic Wheat Grassin the blend, no amount given
organic Barley Grassin the blend, no amount given
organic Alfalfa Grassin the blend, no amount given
organic Spinachin the blend, no amount given
organic Spirulinain the blend, no amount given
organic Chlorellain the blend, no amount given
organic Broccoliin the blend, no amount given
Amazing Grass Antioxidant Blend1.1 g
organic Rose Hipsin the blend, no amount given
organic Pineapplein the blend, no amount given
organic Carrotin the blend, no amount given
Acerola Cherry extractin the blend, no amount given
Green Tea Leaf Extractin the blend, no amount given
organic Acaiin the blend, no amount given
organic Beetin the blend, no amount given
Raspberryin the blend, no amount given
organic Macain the blend, no amount given
EFA Fiber Blend668 mg
organic Flax Seedin the blend, no amount given
Apple Pectinin the blend, no amount given
Digestive Enzyme & Active Culture Pre/Probiotic Blend427 mg
Fosas ChicoryFOS (Form: from Chicory PlantPart: root) (Alt. Name: Fructooligosaccharide)in the blend, no amount given
Amylaseas Aspergillus oryzaein the blend, no amount given
Proteaseas Aspergillus oryzaein the blend, no amount given
Lipaseas Aspergillus nigerin the blend, no amount given
Lactaseas Aspergillus oryzaein the blend, no amount given
Cellulaseas Trichoderma reeseiin the blend, no amount given
Lactobacillus acidophilusin the blend, no amount given

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 270447 (entered July 21, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

The rows in the top or bottom tenth of the products that list the same ingredient, and any above the adult upper limit at the most servings a day the directions give:

  • 92% of the 18,583 products that print an amount of vitamin C list more than its 16 mg of vitamin C (median 100 mg).

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 Green Superfood The Original's, rare ingredients counting for more.

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
One scoop. Stir. Smile.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 270447.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Peppermint, Silica.

How many labels does Green Superfood The Original have?

4 labels are on file under this name since December 22, 2017: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 270447 (current) Entered July 21, 2022 · on the market · 1.76 lbs
  2. Label 214081 Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market December 12, 2022 · 17 ounces · UPC 8 29835 93400 3
  3. Label 214078 Entered February 26, 2020 · off the market December 12, 2022 · 8.5 ounces · UPC 8 29835 93100 2
  4. Label 81214 Entered December 22, 2017 · off the market June 5, 2019 · 17 oz. · UPC 8 29835 93400 3

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Amazing Grass (manufacturer). All Amazing Grass products.

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