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.