KOS Green Apple Sorbet Veggie Blend Powder Superfood Daily Wellness 3.38 Oz

What it is

KOS Show Me The Greens is an organic veggie blend powder, flavored Green Apple Sorbet, sold in a 9.38 oz (266 g) jar that holds about 28 one-scoop servings. The front of the jar describes it as a dietary supplement and the back carries a full Supplement Facts panel. One scoop weighs 9.5 g and supplies 30 calories.

The powder is built from four blends that KOS names on the panel: an Organic Algae Superfood Blend, an Organic Alkalizing Greens Blend, an Organic Fruit and Veggie Blend, and an Organic Digestive Prebiotic Blend. The jar carries the USDA Organic seal and is marked Certified Organic by CCOF. You will find it filed under Proteins Powder.

What's inside

Every ingredient on this panel is a plant that has been dried and milled into powder. Here is what each printed blend actually contains.

Organic Algae Superfood Blend (250 mg) is organic chlorella and organic spirulina. Spirulina is a spiral-shaped cyanobacterium and chlorella is a single-celled green alga; both are grown in managed freshwater ponds, harvested, and dried. The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements background page on botanical supplements gives general context on how plant-based supplement ingredients are prepared and regulated; it does not refer to this product.

Organic Alkalizing Greens Blend (4 g) is all cereal grass: organic wheatgrass juice powder, organic wheatgrass whole powder, and organic oat grass whole powder. Wheatgrass and oat grass are the young shoots of ordinary wheat and oat plants, cut while they are still leafy and before any grain forms. The panel lists wheatgrass twice on purpose — juice powder is the pressed liquid dried down to a solid, while whole powder is the entire leaf dried and milled. They are two different raw materials.

Organic Fruit and Veggie Blend (3.25 g) is the part of the jar that reads like a grocery list: organic lemon juice powder, organic cabbage powder, organic kale powder, organic broccoli, organic apple, and organic green bell pepper. These are everyday produce items reduced to powder.

Organic Digestive Prebiotic Blend (2 g) is organic isomalto-oligosaccharide and organic acacia gum. Acacia gum, also sold as gum arabic, is the dried sap of acacia trees and has been used as a food thickener for centuries; isomalto-oligosaccharide is a short-chain carbohydrate. Both are common ingredients in powdered drink mixes.

The flavor comes from four listed Other Ingredients: organic apple flavor, organic monk fruit extract, organic mint flavor, and organic stevia extract. Monk fruit is a small gourd grown in southern China and stevia is a South American shrub; the extracts of both are used as sweeteners in place of sugar. The panel declares 1 g of total sugars per scoop.

The panel also declares four minerals per scoop, among them iron at 3 mg (17% DV) and calcium at 28 mg (2% DV). The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements publishes consumer fact sheets on iron and calcium for general background on those nutrients; neither page refers to this product.

Supplement Facts

How to use it

The jar's suggested use reads: add 1 serving (1 scoop) to 8–12 oz of cold water or your favorite beverage. Cold liquid and a shaker cup or blender will disperse a fine plant powder more evenly than a spoon in a still glass.

Store in a cool, dry place. Do not use if the safety seal is broken or missing. KOS prints one note worth reading before you open it: the jar is packaged by weight, not volume, and settling may occur.

Who it's for

This is a daily greens powder for adults who want vegetables and algae in a mixable form. The ingredient deck is entirely plant-derived, and the jar carries printed Plant Based, Made Without Soy, Made Without Dairy and Made Without Gluten badges, so it fits several common dietary patterns.

At 30 calories and 1 g of protein per scoop, this is a greens mix rather than a meal replacement or a protein powder, and it is worth going in with that expectation. The jar is also listed in our Body Care section.

Good to know

• Keep out of reach of children.
• Consult with your health practitioner before use if you are pregnant or nursing.
• Allergen facility statement: made in a facility that may also process eggs, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, fish, crustaceans, shellfish, and wheat products.
• Produced in a GMP certified facility, per the badge printed on the jar.
• Distributed by KOS Inc., 27 W Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Made in the USA; foods grown in the USA and other countries.
• If you take prescription medication or have a medical condition, speak to a licensed healthcare professional before adding any supplement. The FDA's questions and answers on dietary supplements is a useful starting point, and the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database lets you look up printed panels yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many servings are in a jar of KOS Show Me The Greens?

About 28. The panel gives a serving size of 1 scoop weighing 9.5 g, and the jar holds 9.38 oz (266 g) net weight.

What does the Green Apple Sorbet flavor come from?

Organic apple flavor and organic mint flavor, sweetened with organic monk fruit extract and organic stevia extract. All four are listed under Other Ingredients on the panel, and the panel declares 1 g of total sugars per scoop.

Is this powder gluten free and dairy free?

The jar carries printed Made Without Gluten and Made Without Dairy badges, along with Made Without Soy and Plant Based. Separately, the label states it is made in a facility that may also process wheat, eggs, tree nuts, sesame, peanuts, fish, crustaceans and shellfish, so anyone with a severe allergy should weigh that statement.

How much liquid should I mix one scoop into?

Between 8 and 12 oz of cold water, or the same amount of another cold beverage. That range is what the jar's suggested use specifies, and the label gives no time of day for it.

How will this arrive?

Orders ship in plain outer packaging. It will not show the Gear Isle name.

Product information compiled and reviewed by the Gear Isle product team. We transcribe supplement facts directly from manufacturer packaging. Found an error? Tell us.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Dietary supplement for adults 18 and over. Consult a licensed healthcare professional before use, especially if you have a medical condition, heart concerns, or take prescription medication (including nitrates). Keep out of reach of children.