How to Choose a Greens Powder
Emerald Nutrition
How to Choose a Greens Powder
A nutritionist’s 9-point checklist · Julia Bloszyk, Nutritionist (BSc, De Montfort University)
The greens powder aisle has exploded — and a lot of it is marketing, not nutrition. Here’s the checklist I use to judge any greens powder. It works for any brand. If a label can answer all nine, it’s worth your money.
- Every ingredient shown with its dose.The single most important test. If amounts are hidden in a “proprietary blend,” you can’t know what you’re really getting.
- No proprietary blends.Blends list impressive-sounding ingredients without telling you how much of each. Skip them.
- Vitamins & minerals at sensible levels.In line with daily reference intakes (NRVs) — not megadosed for a flashy number, not a token trace.
- Real fibre & whole-food sources.Built on actual fruits, vegetables and plants — not just isolated extracts.
- Functional extras named and dosed.Mushrooms, adaptogens, probiotics — fine, but only if you can see the amount.
- Made in a certified facility.Look for GMP, ideally BRCGS/ISO — your assurance it’s made safely and consistently.
- No fillers, added sugar, or artificial sweeteners/colours.A clean label you can actually read.
- It tastes good enough to keep up.The best formula is the one you’ll actually take every day.
- Honest value — judged per day, not per tub.Work out the cost per serving and check you can pause or cancel easily.
Run any greens powder past these nine points and you’ll spot the difference between marketing and a formula that respects you. It’s the exact standard we hold Emerald to — every ingredient named, every dose shown, made in a certified facility, in two flavours people actually look forward to.