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Feb 21, 2025

The Best Greens Powder, Tasted and Reviewed (2025) | Bon Appétit

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission. Is the best greens powder the one that packs the most certified organic ingredients

All products are independently selected by our editors. If you buy something, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Is the best greens powder the one that packs the most certified organic ingredients and antioxidants into one daily dose? The one that promises glowing skin, a boost of energy, and a fortified immune system? We’d argue that the best greens powder is the one you’re actually going to drink. (The dusty bottles of multivitamins and dietary supplements in the back of your “wellness drawer” would agree.)

While they can’t replace a healthy diet, the ease with which using greens powders promises benefits has an undeniable appeal. We’re team kale salads for life, but why wouldn’t you want to gas up your morning smoothie with all the vitamins and minerals and nutrients that leafy greens provide?

It seems like you can’t swing a crystal without hitting a new green superfood supplement brand on the market, so whether you’re interested in elevating your overall health or you just want something that tastes good, we’re here to help you find a high-quality option you’ll enjoy. The packaging and ingredient lists will tell you plenty, but the real question—"Is this something I’m going to be willing to consume every day?"—can only be answered by a good old-fashioned taste test. See our top picks below.

Your Super Organic Super Green Smoothie Mix

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Why We Love It: “As soon as I added this green superfood mix into my morning routine, I immediately felt a boost of energy and felt like I was starting my day off on the right foot,” says BA staffer Kate Kassin. Her favorite thing about the Your Super blend was how simple the ingredient list was, without any additives like stevia. “I loved that I could add it to water or smoothies without having to worry about a weird aftertaste or a weird response from my gut from artificial sweeteners or added fibers like inulin,” Kassin says.

Form: Powder

Taste + Texture: Your Super’s Green Superfood Mix boasts a clean taste from its six ingredients with no added flavorings or sweeteners. Despite the lack of additives, it’s not at all bitter and doesn’t taste too grassy, even with a hint of natural sweetness. It dissolves well into water and adds a nice boost of greens to smoothies.

Ingredients: Wheatgrass, Barley Grass, Moringa, Baobab, Spirulina, Chlorella (All Organic)

Claimed Benefits: Your Super is on a mission to improve people’s health with the power of super plants. The Super Green Mix claims to contain “Your daily dose of immunity, energy, and radiance—made exclusively from 6 powerful greens sourced from the most nutrient-dense places on earth.”

Live it Up Super Greens

Live It Up (subscription)

Live it Up (one time purchase)

Why We Love It: If you want to start incorporating a greens powder into your daily routine but you can't escape the thought that doing so is going to involve forcing a cupful of grassy sludge down your throat, Live it Up's Super Greens may be the powder for you—especially if you're a fan of sweetened peppermint tea. We appreciated its extensive list of greens, and that it includes digestive enzymes and dairy-free probiotics that are supposed to aid with digestion. Despite its impressive lineup of over 20 “superfood ingredients,” it was one of the most drinkable of the options we tried in our most recent round of testing. It's certainly on the sweeter side thanks to some added monk fruit, but not nearly as cloying as some of the other powders we've tasted—and commerce writer Alaina Chou noted that despite her usual aversion to monk fruit's aftertaste, she didn't find it to be an issue here.

Form: Powder

Taste + Texture: The powder was very fine and mixed easily into a cup of water. Our testers found that these greens struck a nice balance when it came to sweetness. The flavor itself was pleasant, reminiscent of mint tea thanks to the inclusion of peppermint leaf. There were very few—if any—notes of grassiness. These greens also come in a mixed berry flavor, but we preferred the original in our testing.

Ingredients: Super Greens Proprietary Blend (wheatgrass leaf, barley grass leaf, chlorella broken cell wall, moringa leaf, spirulina, oat grass juice powder, alfalfa leaf, barley grass juice powder, broccoli, nopal cactus cladode, parsley leaf, spinach leaf, kale leaf, nettle leaf, burdock root, dandelion lead, horsetail, peppermint leaf, kelp leaf, dulse, ginger root), digestive enzyme complex (papain, bromelain, vegetarian pepsin), dairy-free probiotics, natural flavors, monk fruit extract.

Claimed Benefits: Live it Up claims its Super Greens “is an all-natural dietary supplement that's made with organic vegetables. It's designed to enhance and broaden your nutrient intake and help you to more easily meet your daily recommended fruit and vegetable consumption goals.” According to their packaging, benefits include “better digestion, less bloating, healthy aging, immune support, and enhanced energy.”

AG1 Green Powder

Athletic Greens (30 servings)

Why We Love It: This product is powerful and nutritionally dense. It's also easy to prepare (just add water), which makes committing to a daily routine simpler. Do note that with the high number of ingredients in the AG1 blend, you might not be getting all of them at a level that’s all that beneficial. And the product doesn’t come cheap at $99 for 30 servings.

Form: Powder

Taste + Texture: AG1 has a fairly balanced flavor profile; it’s a little bit sweet (thanks to stevia) and a little bit earthy and grassy (thanks to the heavy dose of greens). When dissolved in water, it was plenty flavorful, but testers appreciated that it wasn’t too intense to stir into juice or a smoothie. And while the stevia is noticeable, it’s nowhere near as sweet as some of the other options we tested, like Primal Harvest. Athletic Greens did lose minor marks for the texture, which was a little bit grainy.

Ingredients: The AG1 blend contains 75 vitamins, minerals, and food-derived nutrients per serving, all sourced from ingredients like alfalfa, artichoke, and spirulina. It also includes probiotics and a long list of adaptogens, like ashwagandha, licorice, and shiitake mushroom.

Claimed Benefits: According to the website, Athletic Greens will increase your nutrient intake while promoting better gut health, supporting immunity, boosting energy, and helping with recovery. They are also NSF certified, which means they use third-party testing to ensure their products include exactly what’s on the label and that they’re free of heavy metals and other contaminants.

The Beauty Chef Cleanse Inner Beauty Powder

The Beauty Chef

Why We Love It: “I like that this product contains lots of greens, probiotics, and prebiotics, which is the best environment for these components to thrive in,” says Amy Shapiro, MS, RD, CDN. However, she dislikes the use of three different sweeteners (honey, molasses, and stevia) in a single product. Mascha Davis, MPH, RDN also praises the mix of greens, but notes that “part of the reason that all of these greens are so highly touted for their health benefits is that when they are eaten as whole foods, they are super filling and essentially can take the place of other less healthy foods.” In other words, eating these greens raw is the most effective method.

Form: Powder

Taste + Texture: Many of the powders we tasted had assertive flavors, but the Beauty Chef’s organic greens powder had a subtler taste that won a couple devoted fans. They noted hints of kale, apple, broccoli, and sesame, describing a mellow flavor profile that prompted one noted greens powder hater to write “I actually like this! I would drink this!”

Ingredients: Cleanse Blend (green banana resistant starch powder, sprouted pea fibre powder, Jerusalem artichoke inulin powder, barley grass powder, choline bitartrate, milk thistle extract powder, globe artichoke extract powder, apple cider vinegar powder, collard greens powder, kale powder, spinach powder, chlorella powder, spirulina powder, Digestive Enzyme Blend (amylase, protease, lipase, lactase and cellulase), broccoli sprout powder, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GUT5Y), Bio-Fermented Nutrient Blend with Flora Culture (chickpeas, mung beans, brown rice, sweet potato, lentils, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, turmeric powder, anthocyanins (from black carrot extract), sea minerals, linseed, pepitas, sunflower seeds, maqui berry powder, molasses, agave, queen garnet plum, ginger powder, lemon juice concentrate), natural apple flavor, thickener: acacia gum powder, natural sweetener: stevia extract powder.

Claimed Benefits: The Beauty Chef is an organic skin care company created by Carla Oates, the Australian author of the book Feeding Your Skin. The Cleanse Inner Beauty Powder claims to “help detox and purify your body on the inside, promoting smoother, clearer skin on the outside” through a blend of bio-fermented greens.

Amazing Grass Green Superfood

Amazing Grass

Why We Love It: “I am a fan of this product. There are many different greens here, and I love that the probiotics are paired with fiber. When probiotics have a prebiotic to feed off of, they have a higher likelihood of surviving transport through your gut,” Shapiro tells us. She was very impressed by the high dose of vitamin K (one serving has a whopping 85% of the recommended daily dose), and lack of added sugars. This greens powder supplement also contains vitamin A and vitamin C. There’s no shortage of micronutrients here.

Form: Powder

Taste + Texture: In our taste test, this powder was among the sweetest, but it still featured “earthy and honest” grassy notes that we enjoyed. Tasters noted hints of matcha and “a raspberry iced tea vibe that would be stellar in a smoothie.” They’re not the only ones with that idea—this is the same green powder Elske chef Anna Posey blends into her morning smoothie.

Ingredients: AMAZING GRASS® Green Food Blend (Organic Wheat Grass, Organic Barley Grass), AMAZING GRASS® Antioxidant Blend (Organic Rose Hips, Organic Pineapple), EFA Fiber Blend (Organic Flax Seed, Apple Pectin), Digestive Enzyme & Active Culture Pre/Probiotic Blend, Peppermint Leaf, Silica

Claimed Benefits: Amazing Grass makes its products using organic, non-GMO fruits and vegetables sourced from a national network of small farmers. Its original Green Superfood powder blends vegetables, fruits, and greens with digestive enzymes and probiotics like wheatgrass, barley, alfalfa, açaí, and spirulina to increase energy levels, promote detoxification, and boost the immune system.

Sakara Organic Protein + Greens Super Powder

Sakara (30 servings)

Sakara (10 servings)

Why We Love It: “I like this product because it is organic and plant-based, providing 12 grams of protein per serving with only 1 gram of sugar,” says Shapiro. She’s also impressed by the greens blend, which she says includes diverse ingredients like algae and barley grass, which are both “nutrient dense” and not foods most people eat on a regular basis. “The whole point of supplementing in my mind,” she says, “is to fill the holes in your diet.” That being said, she doesn't think this product should be promoted as a protein supplement. “Compared to other common vegan protein powders, it has half the amount of protein per serving,” says Shapiro. Still, many of the other options on this list contain almost no protein at all, so Sakara’s powder is a decent option if you’re looking for “something more satiating,” says Davis.

Form: Powder

Taste + Texture: Though the packaging recommends combining this greens powder with recipes that use whole fruits and nut butters, like smoothies or açaí bowls, we tried it with water first. Despite a small amount of coconut sugar and stevia in the mix, this was the most bitter of the bunch. It’s overwhelmingly earthy and coconutty, and tasters didn’t love that barely any of the grassy greens flavors came through. Still, this isn’t advertised as a “just add water” situation, and Sakara held up great in a fruit-packed smoothie. The tasters felt fuller for longer compared with other brands, making this an ideal option for people who need a little more heft at breakfast.

Ingredients: Plant Protein Blend (Organic Pea Protein, Organic Hemp Protein, Organic Pumpkin Protein), Super Greens Blend (Organic Spirulina, Organic Wheatgrass, Organic Barley Grass, Organic Chlorella), Organic Coconut Milk Powder, Organic Vanilla Powder, Organic Coconut Sugar, Organic Stevia Leaf Extract

Claimed Benefits: Sakara aims to combine plant protein and greens in one scoop. It derives its protein from USDA organic pea, hemp, and sesame seeds, and combines it with a blend of greens like chlorella, spirulina, and wheatgrass. The brand promises the concoction will help “detoxify your body, support healthy tissues, and keep you satisfied and energized.”

Primal Greens Ultimate Super Greens Blend

Primal Harvest

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What we thought about the Primal Harvest Primal Greens Blend

While Shapiro notes that the greens blend in this one isn’t as “robust” as some of the other, she appreciates that Primal Greens includes a variety of ingredients, like “deep purple fruits and vegetables to promote circulatory health and cognitive function.” The product also contains pre- and probiotics to promote gut health, and adaptogenic mushrooms that might help boost overall immunity and reduce stress. According to the product label, this greens powder is also very high in vitamins C, E, B12, and zinc. But Davis says not to “expect miracles”; the powder doesn’t offer enough of most of these ingredients to have any sort of major impact. Flavor-wise, this stuff was so sweet it reminded some reviewers of diet soda. That’s because it’s made with stevia, which is at least 50 times as sweet as sugar. The greens tasted almost imperceptible in this one; a boon for drinkers with a sweet tooth and the vegetable-averse but not so much for those who like their spinach to taste like spinach. Primal Greens would also be great in a smoothie made with more acidic fruits, like plums, pineapples, or citrus.

Ingredients: Superfood, Antioxidant, and Mushroom Blend (Alfalfa Leaf, Reishi Mushroom), Nutrient Dense Natural Herbs and Extracts (Acacia Gum, Acerola Cherry Extract), Digestive Complex (Apple Fiber, Inulin), Probiotic Blend,

Claimed Benefits: Primal Harvest’s Primal Greens powder is made using an extensive blend of fruits and vegetables, like carrot, spinach, banana, beet, brussels sprouts, maitake mushroom, and wheatgrass. The brand says the product is good for “energy, immune support, and digestion.”

Form: Powder

Broc Shot Original

Broc Shot

What we thought about Broc Shot

“I’d never heard of broccoli sprouts or sulforphane until my colleague Carina Finn said I needed to try Broc Shot,” Kassin says. She opted for the Pineapple + Mint flavor, which despite the added natural flavors and sweetener, manages to taste clean and natural. She loved the reusable shaker (all the packaging is worthy of keeping out on your counter) that helps measure out the perfect serving size and liked how efficient it felt to take the Broc Shot as a quick one-gulp shot. “As someone with a lot of gut-related issues, I was shocked to see how quickly I saw an impact on my digestion and regularity within just a few days." In general, Broccoli Sprouts definitely lean to the earthier side of taste (think wheatgrass shots), though the flavored varieties have natural flavors and sweetener that mask the taste. The powder, when dissolved, is on the thicker side, and requires a good stir or shake in the stainless-steel reusable shaker (basically the size of a shot glass) to combine.

Ingredients: Whole Broccoli Sprout Powder (The flavored varieties also contain Natural Flavors, Organic Evaporated Cane Sugar, Citric Acid)

Claimed Benefits: Broc Shot harnesses the power of broccoli sprouts and their sulforaphane, which supports your body’s natural detoxification process. They claim that Sulforaphane addresses the three pillars of wellness—gut health, inflammation, and detoxification—and that a single shot of Broccoli Sprouts with 15 mg of Sulforaphane will improve your beauty, body and brain.

Form: Powder

Garden of Life Raw Organic Perfect Food Green Superfood Original Powder

Garden of Life

What we thought about Garden of Life

This is the greens powder for the person who wants the benefits of having practically every food and vegetable under the sun in one glass. There’s also a raw probiotic and enzyme blend. That said, our testers just didn't like the flavor of this powder. To put it simply, it tastes like a green juice from a juice bar—it’s grassy, has a gritty texture (as if the vegetables were juiced on-site and not in powdered form), and has a nutty aftertaste (most likely from the added sprouts like flax and amaranth). In the unflavored variety, there is still some sweetness from added fruits like apple and from the added pineapple flavor. The brand also offers Apple and Chocolate flavors.

Ingredients: Organic U.S.A. Farmed Green Juice Blend (Organic Barley Grass Juice, Organic Alfalfa Grass Juice), Organic Fruit & Veggie Antioxidant Blend (Organic Apple, Organic Beet, Organic Broccoli), Organic Sprout Blend (Organic Flax Meal and Sprout, Organic Amaranth Sprout), Raw Probiotic & Enzyme Blend, Organic Pineapple Flavor

Claimed Benefits: Garden of Life claims its Superfood Original Powder is “packed with the energizing power of 40 nutrient-dense, raw, organically grown greens, sprouts and vegetable juices for the raw energy you need every day” and that it “provides foundational nutrition your body craves to support healthy digestion, detoxification, a healthy immune system, already healthy blood sugar levels in the normal range and metabolism.”

Form: Powder

Cymbiotika Super Greens

Cymbiotika

What we thought about Cymbiotika Super Greens

These single-serving pouches are easy to take on-the-go and can be consumed in seconds, making this a good supplement to use for travel. "I immediately found an energy spike the first time I tried the super greens as if I just drank a cup of coffee,” says Kassin. But, while they were easy to drink, we didn't find these greens all that pleasant to drink. They come in single-serving pouches that you can either squeeze right into your mouth or stir into your favorite beverage. The texture is viscose and is reminiscent of an energy gel or “goo” that cyclists or runners take. Because it comes in a citrus lime flavor, there’s a sweeter tang (created by organic cassava syrup and various citrus flavorings like organic lemon oil) that masks the overall grassy taste you’d expect from a greens supplement.

Ingredients: Chlorophyll (Sodium Copper Chlorophyllin from Mulberry Leaf), Proprietary Super Greens Complex (i.e. Organic Alfalfa Powder, Organic Oat Grass Powder), Purified Water, Organic Glycerin, Organic Cassava Syrup, Citrus Pectin, Lime Extract, Malic Acid, Organic Lemon Oil, Organic Citrus Extract, Organic Citrus Bioflavonoids

Claimed Benefits: Cymbotika claims that their Super Greens may help to support cellular detoxification, boost energy levels, and promote healthy immune response. The product contains a “bioavailable complex of natural plant compounds including chlorophyll, glucoraphanin, broccoli seed and other alkalizing greens.”

Form: Liquid Pouch

Be Amazing Super Greens Powder, Orange Peach Mango

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Be Amazing Pink Lemonade Greens

Be Amazing (8-Pack)

What we thought about Be Amazing Super Greens and canned greens drink

Be Amazing makes some of our favorite vegan and whey protein powders, and the brand makes greens products as well, which come in both powder form and recently-launched ready-to-drink cans. We tried both, and were ultimately put off by their cloying sweetness—though they might be good options for anyone with a serious sweet tooth looking for a greens powder that tastes absolutely nothing like greens. The powder comes in five flavors, two of those being collaborations with Dole (orange peach mango) and SunnyD. The cans come in pink lemonade, peach mango, and mixed berry. Note that the two formats have different greens and ingredient makeups: The powders has 35 different fruits and vegetables, while the cans have 10. The powders mixed up to a smooth, slightly viscous consistency that had a pleasant-enough, slightly nostalgic flavor, but were overwhelmingly sweet. Our testers enjoyed the thin, drinkable consistency of the canned beverages, which was a welcome reprieve from the opaque, often sludgy nature of most greens drinks. However, as with the powders the cans were very sweet.

Powder Ingredients: Be Amazing Greens Blend, Be Amazing Digestion Support, Coconut Fruit Water Powder, Be Amazing Antioxidant Blend, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Steviol Glycosides, Organic Monk Fruit Extract. (see full ingredient list here)

Can Ingredients: Filtered water, Be Amazing Organic Greens, Organic Jerusalem Artichoke Inulin, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, Organic Coconut Water Powder, Vegetable Juice, Potassium Citrate, Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, Fermented Cane Sugar, PureWay-CB, Be Arnazing Phytonutrient Blend, Monk Fruit Extract, Spirulina Extract, Chlorophyll.

Powder Claimed Benefits: “Reduces bloating, Improves your immune system, Helps neutralize free radicals.”

Can Claimed Benefits: “Digestion support, Immunity support.”

Form: Powder or canned drink

Laird Superfood Daily Greens

Laird Superfood

What we thought about Laird Superfood Daily Greens

This powder from Laird Superfood combines three wellness trends in one: Along with a greens blend, it also features a prebiotics blend and a medley of functional mushrooms. Unfortunately though, our testers didn't love the flavor of this powder, which one taster described as “gummy bear with grassy notes.” We did appreciate that this powder comes in single-serving packs (as well as the typical multi-serving bag), which would make it convenient for travel or taking on the go.

Ingredients: Pineapple, Carrot, Spinach, Spirulina, Organic Lemon, Organic Acerola Cherry, Kale, Zucchini, Organic Alfalfa Grass, Organic Purslane, Organic Gum Acacia, Sweet Potato, Prebiotic Mushroom Blend (Organic Hen of the Woods Mushroom, Oyster Mushrooms, Reishi Mushroom), Apple Fiber, Carrot Fiber, Blueberry Fiber, Cranberry Fiber, Seawater Derived Calcium, Organic Agaricus Bisporus Mushroom (White Button Mushroom), Organic Shiitake Mushroom Extract, Orange Oil, Blueberry Fiber, Cranberry Fiber, Monk Fruit, Rhodiola Rosea Extract, Organic Reishi Mushroom Extract

Claimed Benefits: The Laird Superfood website mentions that this blend will help “balance your body" and support healthy gut microbia.

Form: Powder

Vega Protein & Greens

Vega

What we thought about Vega Protein and Greens

This powder from Vega was enticing because it promised to combine the benefits of plant-based protein powder with those of a greens powder, delivering a whopping 25 grams of protein in each scoop. Unfortunately, our testers couldn't stomach either flavor they tried. The vanilla was extremely gritty and grassy, and the vanilla flavoring was unable to mask the flavor of the greens—if anything, it made it even less palatable. The chocolate flavor was worse. The most notable tasting notes for us were dirt, chemicals, and metal.

Ingredients: Pea Protein, Pea Starch, Acacia Gum, Cocoa Powder (in the chocolate flavor), Spinach Powder, Natural Flavors, Coconut Oil Powder, Stevia Leaf Extract, Organic Kale Powder, Xanthan Gum, Organic Alfalfa Grass Powder, Rosemary Extract, Broccoli Powder.

Claimed Benefits: Helps you get your greens, fiber, and protein in.

Form: Powder

Groove Greens

Groove

What we thought about Groove

Groove's powder has a robust blend of greens and comes in three flavors that reminded Chou of the bottled Snapples of her youth—if those Snapples were sweetened with a heavy hand of monk fruit. While those flavors did a pretty good job at masking the grassy notes of the greens blend, we found each one to be too sweet for our liking, and disliked the aftertaste the monk fruit lended. That said, if you're a fan of the OG Kiwi Strawberry or Peach Tea Snapple flavors you may like these.

Ingredients: Green Balance Alkalizing Blend ( Organic Barley Grass Powder, Organic Kale Powder, Organic Alfalfa Grass Powder, Organic Wheatgrass Powder, Organic Oat Grass Powder, Organic Lemon Juice Powder, Organic Chlorella Powder, Organic Astragalus P.E. 10:1), Organic Milled Wheat Grass, Purified Acacia Hydrolysate, Bacillus coagulans, Organic Coconut Water Freeze Dried Powder, Organic Pomegranate Juice Powder, Organic Beet Root Juice Powder, Digestive Enzyme Blend, Alpha-Glycerylphosphorylcholine (std. min. 50% A-GPC), Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Steviol Glycosides (Rebaudioside M), Pink Himalayan Sea Salt, Monk Fruit Extract

Claimed Benefits: According to their website, “Our formula of concentrated superfoods supports digestion, boosts immunity, and fills your nutritional gaps for a harmonious day.”

Form: Powder

BA staffers completed an exhaustive taste test of the most popular vegan-friendly greens powders on the market. While several products use sweeteners to mellow out the grassy taste, our favorites were the ones that didn’t shy away from earthy flavors or hide behind artificial flavoring. We preferred the ones that tasted as advertised—like powdered greens and proud of it. We found that our faves also avoided mysterious fillers in favor of veggies, adaptogens, and all those good phytonutrients.

We also consulted two registered dietitians/nutritionists to get a sense of what to look for when selecting a greens powder: New York–based Amy Shapiro (MS, RD, CDN,) and Los Angeles–based Mascha Davis (MPH, RDN).