Very interesting ..

look at the numbers from Meyerowitz's book

Source: Meyerowitz, S. Wheat Grass: Nature's Finest Medicine, Great
Barrington, MA: 1999, p. 55.

Per 100 grams Unit GRASS


Protein G 25%
Fat G 8%
Calcium mg 321
Magnesium mg 112
Potassium mg 3225
Phosphorus mg 575
Iron mg 25
Sodium mg 18.8
Copper mg 0.375
Zinc mg 4.87
Manganese mg 2.45
Selenium mcg 2.5
Thiamine mg 0.35
Niacin mg 8.35
Riboflavin mg 16.9
Folate mcg 1110
Vitamin B6 mg 1.4
Vitamin B12 mcg 0.8
Beta-carotene IU 513
Vitamin C mcg 214.5
Vitamin E mcg 9.1


--- In wheatgrass@yahoogroups.com, kaitlin@w... wrote:
> Dear Members,
>
> Here is the nutritional analysis: 100g of wheatgrass juice found
at
> Optimum Health Inst.
> 28 grams = 1 ounce
>
>
> NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS
> Protein, 1.959; Calories, 21.0 Cal; Carbohydrates total, 2.09;
> Moisture, 959; Ash, .0489; Magnesium, 24 mg; Selenium, <1 ppm;
> Potassium,1 479; Zinc, 0.33g; Phosphorus, 75.2g; Calcium, 24.2 mg;
> Sodium. 10.3 mg; Iron, 061 mg; Vitamin A, 427 ILI 9 Vitamin 81,
0.08
> mg, Vitamin B2, 0.13 mg; Vitamin B3, 0.11 mg; Vitamin B5,6.0 mg;
> Vitamin, 96.0.2 mg, Bitarnin B12, <1 mcg; Vitamin C, 3.65 mg;
> Vitamin E, 15.2 IU; Folic Acid, 29 mcg; Blotin, 10 mcg; Dietary
> Fiber, total 0.1g; Lecithin, food 0.03 g; Chlorophyl, 42.2 mg;
> Choline, 92.4 mg; Aspartic: Acid, 260 mg; L-Arginine, 135 mg.
>
> Kind regards,
> KK Fowlkes
> www.wheatgrasskits.com