On Nutrition: Are produce powders beneficial?

You can get more fruit (and fiber) from a single apple than from most fruit supplements, and at much lower cost, says Dr. Tod Cooperman of Consumer Labs. (Dreamstime/TNS)

Sally K from Pennsylvania writes: "My husband and I read your article on nutrition in the Republican Herald. We are curious as to the benefits of Balance of Nature, Red Beet powder and other supplements that are heavily advertised on TV."

I was curious, too, Sally. Let's start with Balance of Nature fruits and vegetable powders. According to their website, these are capsules of powder made from 16 different fruits and 15 types of vegetables through "an advanced vacuum-cold process which stabilizes the maximum nutrient content."

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