Leaf Contents of Green Barley
Macronutrients
Protein 12.7 g/100 g, Carbohydrates 71.0 g/100 g, Fat 3.0 g/100 g
Minerals | Vitamins* | Enzymes*** | Amino acids |
---|---|---|---|
Boron | Beta carotene | Aspartate aminotransferase | Alanine |
Calcium | Biotin | Catalase | Arginine |
Chloride | Choline | Cytochrome oxidase | Aspartic acid |
Chromium | Folic acid | DNase | Cystine |
Cobalt | Niacin | Fatty acid oxidase | Glutamic acid |
Copper | Pantothenic acid | Hexokinase | Glycine |
Iodine | Vitamin A | Malic dehydrogenase | Histidine |
Iron | Vitamin B1 | Nitrate reductase | Isoleucine |
Magnesium | Vitamin B2 | Nitrogen oxyreductase | Leucine |
Manganese | Vitamin B6 | Peroxidase | Lysine |
Nickel | Vitamin B12** | Peroxidase catalase | Methionine |
Phosphorus | Vitamin C | Phosphatase | Phenylalanine |
Potassium | Vitamin E | Phospholipase | Proline |
Selenium | Vitamin F** | Polyphenoloxidase | Serine |
Sodium | Vitamin K | RNase | Threonine |
Sulfur | Vitamin P** | Superoxide dismutase | Tryptophan |
Zinc | Transhydrogenase | Tyrosine | |
Trace amounts of more than 50 other minerals | Valine |
Some U.S. chemical associations recognize only 13 vitamins. However, the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (from the International Union of Biochemistry) has identified 19 vitamins, and the Japanese Vitamin Academic Society has identified 17 vitamins.
Vitamin P and vitamin F are considered citrus bioflavonoids and essential unsaturated fatty acids, respectively. Vitamin B12 is generally believed to come only from animal sources; however, independent analyses from Irvine Analytical Laboratories, as well as from the Resource Research Association, Office of Science and Technology, and Japan Food Analysis Center, indicate that green barley leaves contain B12. There is not a standard method to analyze enzyme activities. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) has been used to measure enzyme activities. Lab analyses indicate that green barley leaf extract contains active SOD. The presence of active SOD in green barley leaf extract may indicate that other common green grass enzymes are found in active conditions.