Barley grass
Barley grass is the young leaf of barley, Hordeum vulgare, cut before the plant forms grain. The leaves are dried and milled into whole leaf powder, or juiced and the juice spray-dried or freeze-dried into juice powder. Brands buy both forms for greens blends, capsules and drink mixes, often from organic fields in the US, New Zealand or Japan.
Suppliers sell different products under the same name. Specify the one you need.
Dried, milled young leaves, keeping the fiber.
Pressed juice dried by spray or freeze drying, sometimes on a carrier.
Barley grass grown under organic certification, with the certificate tied to the lot.
Powder tested for gluten by ELISA where a gluten-free claim is planned.
Compare each result with your own specification when the lot arrives.
Keep powder sealed in lined, light-proof containers, cool and dry. Light, heat and oxygen fade the green color, and humidity causes caking. Shelf life comes from the supplier's spec.
Color, moisture and microbial counts vary with harvest stage and drying. Record supplier lot, growing region, carrier and gluten result, and use the oldest lots first.
Facts from regulators and standards bodies, each linked to its source.
A Health Canada multi-ingredient natural health product monograph lists barleygrass (Hordeum vulgare) with the dried or fresh herb top and leaf as source parts.
Source: webprod.hc-sc.gc.ca (opens in a new tab)The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Hordeum vulgare (POL-NF-00409) lists juice and juice powder from the young leaves (grass) as not novel in food.
Source: ec.europa.eu (opens in a new tab)This is general information, not regulatory advice. Status differs by country and by how the ingredient is used, so check the rules for your product and market.
Manufacturers and distributors whose own websites say they sell it.
Distributor · Norway, IA
Frontier Co-op is a member-owned cooperative in Norway, Iowa, that sources and sells bulk herbs, spices, teas and botanicals by the pound, with a separate wholesale site for business buyers.
Suppliers are in alphabetical order and none pays to appear. Each claim is checked against the supplier’s own website on the date shown. Ask for the specification sheet and a recent COA before you order, and confirm details with the supplier.
Common forms include whole leaf powder, juice powder, organic and gluten-tested grade. Ask each supplier for the specification sheet of the exact grade they quote.
Expect gluten (ELISA), chlorophyll or color, heavy metals, microbiology, pesticide residues and physical tests, each with its method, specification and result for that lot.
Keep powder sealed in lined, light-proof containers, cool and dry. Light, heat and oxygen fade the green color, and humidity causes caking. Shelf life comes from the supplier's spec.
A Health Canada multi-ingredient natural health product monograph lists barleygrass (Hordeum vulgare) with the dried or fresh herb top and leaf as source parts. The EU Novel Food status Catalogue entry for Hordeum vulgare (POL-NF-00409) lists juice and juice powder from the young leaves (grass) as not novel in food.
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