all added sugars in any form; all sugars naturally present in fruit and vegetable juices, purées and pastes and similar products in which the structure has been broken down; all sugars in drinks (except for dairy-based drinks); and lactose and galactose added as ingredients.

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Summary:

• Greens powders/drinks often contain massive amounts of unhealthy sugar and very little fibre.
• Consider psyllium husk if you want a fibre supplement. Psyllium husk has good research and medical backing behind it.

The Problem With Greens Powders & Drinks

So my partner recently picked up a "greens drink," i.e., a vegetable and fruit smoothie.

We were on a trip, and our vegetable intake was down.

The smoothie claimed to contain an equivalent of 50% of your daily vegetable intake.

I'm a pharmacist, and further a calorie counter (or at least calorie estimator). So, of course, after looking at the claims, I turned the box around and inspected the nutritional information.

Daily recommended fibre requirements fall around 20-30 grams.

The smoothie contained 2-4 grams of fibre.

Maybe "50%" of daily vegetable intake referred to 50% of the daily fibre intake for most people,