Barley grass, the green shoots of the barley, is reputed to be
the only vegetation on earth that can supply sole nutritional
support from birth to old age. Barley grass has an astounding
amount of vitamins and minerals. Barely 12 to 14 inches tall,
barley grass is packed with all the nutrients a human body
needs, and has the added benefit of chlorophyll. Some of the
vitamins in barley grass are five B vitamins, including Vitamin
B12. It also contains folic acid, panthothenic acid, B1, B2, B6,
beta carotene, and C and E. And recent laboratory analysis on
green barley grass has turned up traces of more than 70
minerals, among them calcium, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.
Barley grass also contains 18 amino acids, which are the
building blocks of proteins. Because barley green’s proteins are
polypeptides, or smaller proteins, they can be directly absorbed
by the blood. Green barley leaves are also packed with enzymes,
which are the body’s spark plugs. Most people do not get the
enzymes they need, because cookin