Nutricost Organic Kale Powder 1LB - All Natural, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Certified USDA Organic Kale

Mixes easy and completely and I use this in protein shakes which i drink 2x a day without fail. Great health benefits without the little bits of kale that usually remains in food processor and wind up in your smoothie. Tastes like kale and you get enough to last you atleast 6 months maybe more definitely value. Mixes well and is t too over powering unless you use more than the recommended dose. I have noticed my health changes for the best since I started using this in my protien shakes and smoothies

We try to eat really healthy and I prefer real food to taking supplements. That said, I eat what my wife cooks, and although she makes delicious food from scratch, I felt like we don't get enough leafy greens or cruciferous vegetables in our daily diet. So I gave this product a try and am very pleased with it. If you want a "serving" of kale you probably want to be taking at least 1.5 teaspoons. For some reason the nutritional data presented when I bought it was for just 1 gram, which seems kind of pointless. I just use a heaping teaspoon. I like the flavor enough that I mix it with a minimal amount of water to get a pretty strong flavor. It just tastes nice and fresh to me. It's organic, and from what I can tell, the freeze drying process should not have significant effect on the nutritional values (probably less than cooking). As far as I can see, even the powdered format should not significantly degrade the value of the fiber (supposedly high-speed processing damages the usability of vegetable fiber, but there seems to be conflicting information about this). The powder form certainly makes it easy to get your daily greens in and the pricing seems to similar to what it would cost to buy equivalent amounts of organic kale in the grocery.

Great for adding to my protein smoothie.

High quality. I don't have a refrigerator and it gets room temperature at day time. It starts to go bad after 6 days. I really wish they sold less amounts so I didn't have to spend so much. It is a tiny bit toxic but that's natural for all kale. Heavy metals are in alot of healthy foods. The biggest sign is bad is if it causes gas. Most available protein though according to medical medium

I buy (or grow) kale when I can. I also use powder when I want to boost nutrition of a meal. I like adding it to soups, casseroles, meatloaf, meatballs, taco mix, smoothies, even pancakes and oats. I consider it a pantry staple but also a preparedness item. I don't always find fresh, and so I want to ake sure I have some options on hand if fresh food is limited, unavailable, too pricy, or just doest look good. So I also keep spinach powder, mushroom powder, broccoli powder, and various fruit powders in my pantry. Again, I don't rely on them as my sole source but they have a place in my life. I tend to like Nutricost products, so I will likely buy this again.

This stuff smells like ground fish. Kind of tastes like it too. Very nasty, and two (of two) of us felt a little odd after we ate it.

This is super healthy but it doesnt taste good

I had previously ordered kale powder from Microingredients and found it to be adulterated with powdered sugar, and who know what else. The powder was very light green indicating a fair amount of added sugar, and the taste was somewhat like kale, but with no declaration of added substances, I don't trust that brand. In contrast, the kale powder I ordered from Nutricost was pure kale powder with no other added ingredients, and the flavor was good with a legitimate kale taste. I contacted customer service asking (1) if there were added ingredients, (2) if it had been tested for heavy metals, and (3) where it was grown. The answer I received was that there are no added ingredients, it is grown in China, and that Nutricost products are manufactured in a GMP compliant, FDA registered facility and are tested by independent, iso-accredited laboratories. Nutricost primarily uses the following facilities to conduct 3rd party testing on their products: Analytical Resource Laboratories , Advanced Laboratories, Inc , and Dyad Labs. Also I questioned why all the listed nutritional information was listed as zero for fat, cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates and protein. The reason is that the servicing size (1g) doesn't contain enough of those nutrients to be listed on the label. I received nutrient information from the company for 100g which is listed as follows: KJ 1179 (1179 kilojoules = 282 calories), Total Carbohydrate 17.6g, Fat 3.9g, Protein 20.9g, Dietary Fiber 47.7g, Sodium 464mg, Calcium 1199mg. I pasted the image with this review.