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 7000 b.c., probably in the dry lands of southwestern Asia. 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. We can see then that the young grasses offer us great nutrition.
Barley grass is considered the most nutritional of the green grasses.
For reasons of palatability, higher nutrient content, and favorable harvesting features, green barley stands out as the best among these. Nutrients in barley grass Amino acids and proteins Barley grass contains eighteen amino acids, including the eight essential ones that is, the amino acids that we must get from our diet. The body cannot produce them itself. Enzymes, vitamins, and minerals Green barley leaves contain a multitude of the body s spark plugs, enzymes. Enzymes are the catalysts for the body s essential chemical reactions and are responsible for our digestive processes, for providing cellular energy, and for antioxidant effects.