Barleygreen ®

Barleygreen ® - the world's favoritr green juice.

Made from the juice of young barley leaves, Barleygreen ® contains a wide spectrum of nutrients, including more than a dozen vitamins as well as enzymes amino acids, and chlorophyll. By simply mixing a teaspoon of Barleygreen ® in a glass of water or in your favorite juice, you can conveniently enjoy a nutritious "salad in a glass." . 7 Reasons why you should use BARLEYGREEN ®

Green grasses

Barley grass is one of the green grasses the only vegetation on earth that can supply sole nutritional support from birth to old age. Agronomists place this ancient cereal grass as being cultivated as early as 4000 B.C., probably in the dry lands of Southwestern Asia. In the West, barley grass was first known for the barley grain it produces; there is written mention of the grain as early as 2800 B.C. in Babylon.

Before green grasses undergo the reproductive cycle that creates the grains they are in the grass stage, and the grasses contain about the same vitamins and minerals as dark green vegetables. When grasses are harvested at a young age, they have a different chemical makeup from their adult counterparts. For example, wheat grass has 32 g of protein per 100 g, while wheat flour has only 13 g per 100 g. Wheat grass has about 23,000 International Units (IUs) of vitamin A per 100 g, while wheat flour has none. We can see then that the young grasses offer us great nutrition.

Barley grass is considered the most nutritional of the green grasses. After studying green plants for decades, Dr. Yoshihide Hagiwara, the creator of Barleygreen ® , said, "It was clear to me, then, that the leaves of the cereal grasses provide the nearest thing this planet offers to the perfect food. For reasons of palatability, higher nutrient content, and favorable harvesting features, green barley stands out as the best among these."

Nutrients in barley grass

Barleygreen ® captures the nutrients in green barley grass, and Barleygreen ®'s power is found in the combination of nutrients. Barleygreen ® is a whole food concentrate; that is, it is as close to its natural state as possible and thus supplies the nutrients in a natural proportion. As Dr. Hagiwara has said, "Barleygreen ® should not be recognized by discussing the amount of its vitamins and minerals. The era of focusing on a single vitamin or mineral is gone, much more attention is being focused on biological phenomenon."

How to use Barleygreen ®

Constituents of green barley leaf extract Macronutrients Protein 12.7g/100g  Carbohydrates 71.0g/100g  at 3.0g/100g

Micronutrients
Minerals Vitamins*  Enzymes***  Amino acids
Boron  Beta carotene  Aspartate aminotransferase Alanine 
Calcium  Biotin  Catalase  Arginine 
Chloride  Choline  Cytochrome oxidase  Aspartic acid 
Chromium  Folic acid  DNase  Cystine 
Cobalt  Niacin  Fatty acid oxidase  Glutamic acid 
Copper  Pantothenic acid  Hexokinase  Glycine 
Iodine  Vitamin A  Malic dehydrogenase  Histidine 
Iron  Vitamin Bi  Nitrate reductase  Isoleucine 
Magnesium  Vitamin B2  Nitrogen oxyreductase  Leucine 
Manganese  Vitamin B6  Peroxidase  Lysine 
Nickel  Vitamin B12**  Peroxidase catalase  Methionine 
Phosphorus  Vitamin C**  Phosphatase  Phenylalanine 
Potassium  Vitamin B  Phospholipase  Proline 
Selenium  Vitamin F**  Polyphenoloxidase  Serine 
Sodium  Vitamin K  RNase  Threonine 
Sulfur  Vitamin E  Superoxide dismutase  Tryptophan 
Zinc    Transhydrogenase  Tyrosine 
  Valine 

Trace amounts of more than 50 other minerals 

* Some United States chemical associations recognize only 13 vitamins. However, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (from the International Union of Biochemistry) has identified 19 vitamins, and the Japanese Vitamin Academic Society has identified 17 vitamins.

** Vitamin P and Vitamin Fare considered citrus bioflavonoids and essential unsaturated fatty acids, respectively. Vitamin Bl2 is generally believed to come only from animal sources; however, independent analyses from Irvine Analytical Laboratories, as well as from the Resource Research Association, Office of Science and Technology, and Japan Food Analysis Center, indicate that green barley leaves contain B12.

*** There is not a standard method to analyze enzyme activities. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) has been used to measure enzyme activities. Lab analyses indicate that green barley extract contains active SOD. The presence of active SOD in green barley extract may indicate that other common green grass enzymes are found in active conditions.

Questions and Answers

What is the difference between Barleygreen ® powder and caplets? There is no difference; the caplets are made from the powder. Some people feel that the caplets are more convenient, or prefer not to "taste" the juice. Others only use powder since it is the quickest way of getting the nutrients into your system.

What are the nutrient levels?

The amount of nutrients in Barleygreen ® is roughly the same as the amount of nutrients found in the barley plant and kelp. We do not "pump up" Barleygreen ® with synthetic nutrients. We believe "mega amounts" of nutrients are not relevant to Barleygreen ® . Barleygreen ® contains nutrients as they are produced in nature. We believe this is superior to synthetic nutrients.

What is the difference between Barleygreen ® with and without kelp?

The amount of kelp in Barleygreen ® , although small, has a dramatic effect on the product. Kelp is a densely nutritious food, which adds more vitamins and minerals to Barleygreen ® . What is maltodextrin? Maltodextrin is a natural, complex carbohydrate. It is not a simple sugar (dextrose, fructose, sucrose, table sugar, corn syrup, etc.) and does not behave like a simple sugar. It can be derived from potato or corn starch, and its starch component frees glucose across the human intestinal barrier in a time-release fashion over several hours. No steep rise or fall of blood sugar results.

Maltodextrin is used to help stabilize and protect Barleygreen ® . When the maltodextrin is sprayed on to Barleygreen ® , it forms a protective shield around the fragile nutrients. This shield is "broken" when you add a liquid and drink the product. How is Barleygreen ® processed? The barley used for Barleygreen ® is grown without using any chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers. The plants are harvested when the leaves contain the widest spectrum of nutrients, and a patented, low temperature processing is used to convert the barley grass into Barleygreen ® . Can I take Barleygreen ® while taking medication? As long as your health practitioner has not forbidden you to eat salads or green vegetables, you can use Barleygreen ®. Is there anyone who should not use Barleygreen ®? Occasionally, people have an allergic reaction to Barleygreen ® . If this happens, cut back on the amount you use or try taking Barleygreen ® without kelp. As well, people with serious kidney problems should consult their health practitioner before using Barleygreen ®. I started taking Barleygreen ® and I feel worse. Why? When you make a change in your diet, your body often goes through a cleaning known as detoxification. This can manifest itself in fatigue, rashes, and headaches. It is your body flushing out toxins. For more information, see the Detoxification data sheet.


MANUFACTURING Barleygreen ®

CULTIVATION
Barley is grown without using any chemical pesticides, herbicides, or fertilizers.
Instead, organic mulching, ladybug insect control, and crop rotation are used.
During the growth period, the barley plant and soil are continually monitored and tested for nutritional content.
When the plants are 10 to 14 inches tall, they are harvested.
This is when green barley leaves contain the widest

WASHING
Barley leaves must be washed within 30 minutes of being harvested.
If the washing doesn't occur then, the natural heat of the sun begins to oxidise the leaves and nutrients are lost.
The green leaves are washed without using chemical additives, such as bleach. Instead, an ozone washing process kills bacteria without leaving any residue.
Some washing products often use bleach, which can leave toxic byproducts on the leaves. 

JUICING
After the leaves are washed, their nutrients must be removed rom the cellulose, the fibrous walls of the cells.
This is done by extracting the juice using a low pressure system.
This process produces less juice, but guarantees that important nutrients stay in the juice, and removes 99 percent of the fiber.
Other manufacturers squeeze for maximum juice; however, this subjects the cells in the leaves to extreme pressure, causing their cell walls to be crushed.
The result is diluted and less-active enzymes. 

4. COOLING AND DEAIRATION
 If left alone after juicing, the green juice would begin to oxidize.
Its color would change from a fresh, healthy green to a brown, indicating that nutrients were being lost.
To avoid this, the green barley juice is cooled immediately.
To further stop oxidation, the oxygen used in the juicing process is removed (deairation).
A vacuum pulls out the oxygen, which extends the life of the juice.
Most other manufacturers don't juice - they simply cut the grass and let it dry in fields.
The few who do juice normally skip cooling and deairation because of expense.

5. DRYING

Drying turns the juice into the familiar form of Barleygreen ®.
It is perhaps the most important step, as this is when the nutrients are captured.
The key to the process is a dryer that can adequately turn the juice to powder without using high temperatures.
If the temperature were too high, the nutrients would be changed and would lose some of their potency. A patented spray-drying method dries the juice at room temperature.
The juice then is sprayed on to a water soluble, complex-carbohydrate maltodextrin.
This keeps enzymes and other molecules separated so they don't lose their natural qualities.

EXTRACT FROM MARY SWOPE'S BOOK "GREEN LEAVES OF BARLEY"

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