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Wheat Grass

by GNC SuperFoods · powder · 16.9 ounces

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 0 48107 12469 4
  • DSLD label 212553
  • Serving 8 g (One Level Scoop)
  • 60 servings

Wheat Grass by GNC SuperFoods lists 5 ingredients, 1 with an amount per serving of 8 g, such as 150 mg of potassium; 4 sit inside a blend without their own amounts, beside 9 Nutrition Facts rows (calories, fat and the like). Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 22, 2019.

What is in Wheat Grass?

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).

Wheat Grass: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 212553, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories30 Calories
Calories from Fat0 Calories
Total Fat0 g0%
Saturated Fat0 g0%
Trans Fat0 g
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Sodium5 mg1%Sodium in Wheat Grass against 14,514 products5 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.5 mg

89% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Potassium150 mg4%Potassium in Wheat Grass against 11,614 products150 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 190 mg, the median 99 mg.DV 4,700 mg150 mg

Higher than 66% of 11,614 products listing potassium (median 99 mg).

Total Carbohydrates5 g2%Carbohydrate in Wheat Grass 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 Fiber2 g8%Fiber in Wheat Grass against 6,987 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 4 g, the median 2 g.2 g

38% of 6,987 products listing fiber give more (median 2 g).

Sugar0 g
Protein2 gProtein in Wheat Grass 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 Ano amount given30%
Vitamin Cno amount given5%
Calciumno amount given2%
Ironno amount given5%

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 212553 (entered December 22, 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; 4 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?

6 products list the very same ingredients; the nearest amounts come first.

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 scoop (8 g) with 8 fl. oz. of cold water, juice or your favorite smoothie mix.
Warnings
Contains: Wheat
Warning: Consult your physician prior to using this product if you are pregnant, nursing, taking medication, of have a medical condition.
Discontinue two weeks prior to surgery.
Manufactured on equipment that processes products containing milk, eggs, soybeans, wheat, shellfish, fish oil, tree nuts and peanut flavor.
Allergens and what it does not contain
100% organic & non-GMO
No Preservatives, No Artificial Colors, No Artificial Flavors.
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 212553.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: organic Wheat Grass.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): USDA Organic. Listed with: USDA Organic seal (a seal is the label's claim; the certifier's own list confirms it).

How many labels does Wheat Grass have?

2 labels are on file under this name since September 25, 2013: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 212553 (current) Entered December 22, 2019 · on the market · 16.9 ounces · UPC 0 48107 12469 4
  2. Label 25691 Entered September 25, 2013 · off the market February 28, 2019 · 16.9 oz. · UPC 0 48107 12469 4

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

Who makes it?

The label names General Nutrition Corporation (distributor), Pittsburgh, PA. All GNC SuperFoods products.

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