Wheat grass is a young, green cereal grass originating from a wheat plant that is harvested before it develops gluten-forming grain kernels. Because of this earlyharvest, wheat grass contains no wheat gluten. Wheat grass is commonly juiced and served either alone or in a mixture with other juices. Other more convenient and portable forms of delivery include powders and tablets made by dehydrating wheat grass juice at low temperatures.

Wheat grass is a nutritional powerhouse, rich in chlorophyll, antioxidant vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that support optimal health.8 Chlorophyll is often called the green blood of the plants because its molecular structure is closely mirrors the structure of hemoglobin molecules – the molecules that deliver oxygen to all parts of the body.

Antioxidant vitamins found in wheat grass, such as vitamins A, C, and E, help to reduce oxidation and the damage it may cause. Wheat grass contains as much magnesium as broccoli, brussels sprouts, beets, carrots or celery. Magnesium is important for good muscle function and bowel health.

Another nutritional property of wheat grass is its high concentration of biotin,which is a crystalline form of the vitamin B-complex, essential for the activity of many enzyme systems. According to the book Prescription for  nutritional Healing by James and Phyllis Balch, biotin is necessary for cell growth, the production of fatty acids, and the metabolism of fats and amino acids. Biotin also supports healthy hair, skin, sweat glands, nerve tissue, and bone marrow