Odwalla Superfood is available as a natural 100 percent juice drink or food bar available in grocery stores across the U.S. According to the manufacturer, Superfood aims to provide whole body nutrition with a variety of healthy ingredients. The Superfood drink is available in several sizes, while the bar comes in a 2.2-oz. size.
Juice Ingredients
Odwalla Superfood juice drink contains apple juice and a variety of whole fruit purees: peach, mango, strawberry and banana. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, people who consume a variety of fruits are likely to have a reduced risk of chronic disease, including stroke, cardiovascular and cancer. Additional ingredients include soy lecithin and vitamin C. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, soy lecithin is commonly used as a emulsifier, stabilizer, dispensing aid and additive. Wheat grass, barley grass, wheat sprouts and Jerusalem artichoke are also present in the juice, which gives the drink its characteristic green appearance. Lemon bioflavonoids and Nova Scotia dulse -- a purple seaweed -- are the remaining ingredients.
Ingredients in Bar
The Odwalla Superfood Bar contains several items, 21 percent of which are organic. The five major ingredients are date puree, raisins, brown rice syrup, grape juice concentrate and banana flakes, according to the manufacturer. Additional ingredients include: banana flakes, organic rolled oats, oat bran, organic dried diced banana, unsweetened coconut, organic soy butter, vegetable glycerin, barley flour, organic oat flour, apple juice concentrate and mango puree. The remaining ingredients comprise less than two percent of the SuperFood bar: calcium carbonate, natural flavor, soy lecithin, baking soda, vitamin C, beta carotene, vitamin E and folic acid.
Spirulina
The most distinctive ingredient that Odwalla Superfood items contain is spirulina, which is a blue-green algae found in salt water and some large fresh water lakes, according to MedlinePlus. It contains protein, B-vitamins and iron. Spirulina may be effective in treating precancerous mouth sores, weight loss, depression, anxiety and wound healing, although there is insufficient evidence to clearly link its effect. The SuperFood bar has 500 mg of Spirulina, while the juice has 1,000 mg, according to the manufacturer.
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