Our Verdict
Bloom Nutrition’s Greens & Superfoods powder is a sweet alternative to grassy-tasting greens powders but lacks proven results and clinical research support.
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Live It Up- Super Greens Powder
- Contains 20+ natural superfoods that can help promote energy, immune function, digestion and bloating
- All natural greens powder, no synthetic vitamins added
- Caffeine-free energy, provides consistent focus and jittery-free clarity
- $1.33 per serving
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Key Features
- Seven different ingredient blends, including a fiber blend and digestive enzyme blend
- Gluten, dairy and soy-free
- Serving scoop included
Bloom Nutrition launched in 2019, founded by married couple Mari Llewellyn and Greg LaVecchia. As a woman new to the fitness scene, Llewellyn felt there was a need in the supplement industry for “health supplements with high-quality ingredients that tasted delicious,” according to Bloom’s website.
The Greens & Superfoods powder is the company’s best seller and has gone viral on TikTok, according to Llewellyn. Bloom Nutrition also sells collagen, pre-workout, protein and vitamin supplements. Bloom products are available nationwide online and at Target stores.
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Bloom Greens at a Glance
- Intended use: To supplement greens and superfoods intake
- Price: $39.99 + shipping for 30 servings or $79.99 for 60 servings
- Possible side effects: Bloating
How Does Bloom Greens Work?
The Bloom Greens & Superfoods powder is a fine green powder that is meant to supplement, or add to, your existing intake of greens and “superfoods” (foods that are naturally packed with crucial nutrients) like berries or broccoli.
Packaged in a plastic tub with a mostly green-colored label, the product includes one plastic scoop inside for proper measurement of each serving. One scoop of the Original flavor is 5.05 grams, which equals one serving. Bloom suggests one to two servings per day. It’s recommended to blend one scoop of the greens powder with 8 to 12 fluid ounces of water or your favorite drink with a high-powered mixer.
Bloom’s Greens & Superfoods powder is plant-based and free of soy, gluten, dairy and GMO products, according to its label.
How Much Does Bloom Greens Cost?
One tub of Greens & Superfoods powder with 30 servings, in any flavor, costs $39.99. A tub with 60 servings costs $79.99.
There is an option to “Subscribe & Save” on Bloom’s website where you can opt for delivery of the product every 30, 60 or 90 days and receive a 10% discount. This subscription plan can be modified, paused or canceled at any time. Additionally, by subscribing to these regular deliveries, Bloom claims you will also have access to exclusive deals, surprise gifts and guaranteed delivery during times of low inventory. Shipping is free for U.S. orders $50 and over.
All Your Greens In One Simple Scoop
This all-natural greens powder, with 20+ superfoods, digestive enzymes, and probiotics, is a top-value choice. Available in Original and Berry flavors, it's vegan, gluten-free, and free of sugar and sweeteners.
The Product
On the whole, one serving (or scoop) of Bloom Greens & Superfoods powder contains 15 calories, 3 grams of carbs, 2 grams of dietary fiber, 0.6 milligrams of iron and 5 milligrams of sodium. There are also 57 milligrams of stevia leaf extract to give the product a sweeter taste.
The label also breaks down its dozens of ingredients into specific blends, including fiber, green superfood, pre and probiotic, fruit and vegetable, antioxidant beauty, digestive enzyme and adaptogenic blends. The powder comes in five flavors, including berry, coconut, citrus, original and mango.
The Fine Print
On its front label, Bloom Greens & Superfoods claims to aid in digestion, bloating and immunity, although acknowledges on the back label that these claims have not been evaluated by the FDA.
The product is manufactured in a cGMP (Certified Good Manufacturing Practices) facility, which must operate by standards set by the FDA. The facility also processes nuts and dairy products, according to Bloom’s FAQ page.
What Experts Say About Bloom Greens
Jaclyn London, a registered dietitian and certified dietician-nutritionist in New York, hopes customers will be wary before diving into Bloom Nutrition products. “The biggest problem from a nutrition standpoint is that because it’s presumably produce [fruits and vegetables] in powdered form, you’re automatically losing out on the fiber, antioxidants, water and key mineral benefits that you would otherwise be getting if you were to eat a whole food in any form,” she says.
However, while the amount of each particular ingredient may not be enough to provide any therapeutic (e.g truly healing) effects, the combination of ingredients “may provide some antioxidants, adaptogens, enzymes, and prebiotic fiber,” explains Nichole Dandrea-Russert, M.S., a registered dietitian nutritionist and author of The Fiber Effect.
Both Dandrea-Russert and London stress that the powder should not be used as a replacement for whole foods, but rather as a supplement to support a healthy diet.
Our Bloom Greens Experience
Bloom Nutrition presents itself as an upbeat and trendy supplement brand, which makes it easy to buy into its products and promises. I was especially hopeful about its decreased bloating and aided digestion benefits.
I took the Greens & Superfoods powder in the Original flavor daily for one week, trying it both with water and in a smoothie (with frozen berries, carrot juice and a protein powder). The label instructs using a high-powered mixer to whisk the powder in with liquid, which works, but shaking with a blender ball works just as well when I tried it with water.
The Original powder tastes a lot sweeter than other greens powders I’ve tried; one scoop in water is actually too sweet for my taste. One scoop in a smoothie also noticeably sweetened the smoothie compared to the same ingredients blending without the Greens & Superfoods powder.
Contrary to Bloom’s claim that its Greens & Superfoods powder helps with bloating, I thought drinking one serving with water actually caused a bit of bloating. This side effect was enough to prevent me from continuing to use the product past one week.
The product has a 4.5-star rating on Amazon based on more than 20,000 global ratings, with 75% of those being 5-star ratings.