Wheatgrass Powder vs. Wheatgrass Tablets
As related to health benefits and ease of absorption, there is no difference between this organic wheatgrass powder and the organic tablets. The difference is personal preference.
In manufacturer efforts to assure absorption, these tablets are not coated with a pharmaceutical coating like other brands. Additionally, the tablets are not hard-pressed. PureGreen wheatgrass is grown outdoors. After being planted in the fall, the original product grows slowly through the winter and is harvested during a very specific time in the spring, which is referred to as the "pre-jointing stage." PureGreen wheatgrass requires approximately 200 days of slow growth through the winter and early spring to build very high nutritional levels.
When wheatgrass is allowed to develop normally in a natural climate, the dense root structure combines with over 200 days of sunlight to produce a plant that has extremely high nutritional value. Then it is low temperature dehydrated, stabilized and stored as pellets. Pellets are then made into powders and tablets for consumption. wheatgrass grown quickly in trays under artificial lights contains considerably less nutritional content than that grown outdoors in a natural climate, and harvested at the once-per-year pre-jointing stage.
Most juice bars sell 1 ounce of wheatgrass juice for $1.25 and up, or over $20 per pound. Of this 95% is water and 5% is powder, therefore the wheatgrass nutritional component actually costs you $400 per pound!
You can purchase your own low temperature, dehydrated, whole leaf wheatgrass powder for only 5-7% of that cost! A much better value, and a many fold increase in nutritional benefit!
Organic Wheatgrass Nutritional Profile
Wheatgrass Powder Mixing and Storage
Store your wheatgrass powder or tablets in a cool dark place or in the refrigerator. A closed container, tupperware, etc is fine also.
Many people prefer to make a smoothie-type of drink. Add additional healthy choices such as tofu, yogurt, peanut butter, any seasonal fruit or juice. You can make enough for all day. Store your smoothie in the refrigerator. Have some in the morning, at lunch, and before bed. wheatgrass Powder does not dissolve in liquid, it suspends in the liquid, so you will want to stir your drink before each new wheatgrass smoothie serving.
You can mix wheatgrass powder with almost any liquid, however people that don't like the grassy flavor will not want to mix with water. Experiment with different juice and smoothie combinations to find your favorite.
- Put the powder in a glass, add 1/2 - 1 cup of liquid.
- Swirl it around, don't stir with a spoon, then drink it down.
Dehydrated Wheatgrass vs. Tray-Grown Fresh Wheatgrass
Dried wheatgrass is nutritionally much higher, and the array of nutritional components much greater than fresh squeezed. For example:
Dehydrated organic wheatgrass
protein - 25.0%, chlorophyll - 0.6%, vitamin C - 2.145 mg/g
Fresh juiced wheatgrass
protein - 2.8%, chlorophyll - 0.1%, vitamin C - 0.0357 mg/g
These relationships hold true for almost all the nutritional components. The reputed advantage of fresh squeezed wheatgrass has to do with the enzyme activity. Enzyme activity is difficult to measure because upon juicing the enzymes degrade very quickly. Fresh squeezed is reported to be higher in enzymatic activity than dehydrated.
PureGreen dehydrated whole leaf wheatgrass is dehydrated at low temperature to preserve as many enzymes as possible.
Both types of wheatgrass contain the anti-oxidant super-oxide-dismutase (SOD) and the special fraction P4D1. The question then becomes, how many enzymes do you need? The addition of enzymes to diet, is an individual choice. Many researchers believe your body manufactures all the enzymes it needs, and additional enzymes are discarded as waste. |
