Green Energy Blend
by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas · capsule · 60 veggie capsules
- Off the market since December 2023 (NIH)
- UPC 0 87614 06050 7
- DSLD label 188776
- Serving 1 veggie capsule
Green Energy Blend by Swanson GreenFoods Formulas lists 3 ingredients, 3 with an amount per serving of 1 veggie capsule, such as 200 mg of pines organic alfalfa grass, 200 mg of pines organic barley grass and 200 mg of pine organic wheat grass. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on April 25, 2019.
What is in Green Energy Blend?
Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 1 veggie capsule. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pines organic Alfalfa Grass | 200 mg | 46% of 477 products listing alfalfa give more (median 200 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Pines organic Barley GrassPines organic Barley Grass PlantPart: aerial plant Genus: Hordeum Species: vulgare Note: unjointed barley grass | 200 mg | 59% of 328 products listing barley give more (median 312 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. | |
| Pine organic Wheat GrassPine organic Wheat Grass PlantPart: aerial plant Genus: Triticum Species: aestivum Note: unjointed wheat grass | 200 mg | 61% of 241 products listing wheatgrass and couch grass (DSLD group) give more (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 400 mg. |
Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 188776 (entered April 25, 2019), 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.
The NIH database records 2 servings 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?
2 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.
- Green Energy BlendSwanson same ingredients
- Jurassic GreenChristopher's Original Formulas same ingredients
- Certified Organic GreensVitamer Laboratories 2 shared, 70% alike
- Certified Organic GreensVitaCeutical Labs 2 shared, 70% alike
- Wheat Grass and Barley Grass Combination 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection 2 shared, 70% alike
- Wheat Grass and Alfalfa Combination 450 mgTerraVita Premium Collection 2 shared, 67% 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
- Suggested use: As a dietary supplement, take one veggie capsule two times per day with water.
- Warnings
- Do not use if seal is broken.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Storage
- Store in a cool, dry place.
Source: label statements in DSLD label 188776.
What else is on the label?
Other ingredients: Pullulan, Microcrystalline Cellulose, Calcium Palmitate.
Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): V Vegetarian formula Guaranteed purity & potency.
How many labels does Green Energy Blend have?
One label is on file, entered on April 25, 2019.
- Label 188776 (current) Entered April 25, 2019 · off the market December 1, 2023 · 60 veggie capsules · UPC 0 87614 06050 7
Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).
Who makes it?
The label names Swanson Health Products (distributor), Fargo, ND. All Swanson GreenFoods Formulas products.