It Works Greens Review: Ingredients, Pros and Cons, Side Effects and Is It Worth It?

It Works have an army of ‘independent distributors’ with a vested interest in promoting their products. This honest review of It Works Greens supplements and the company itself is not part of that marketing effort.

Ahead are supplement facts, nutritional information, potential side effects, cost per serving and whether Greens Blend powder is good value or a scam.

Also covered is company information, product range, business practices, customer complaints and where to get It Works Greens On the Go or Greens Blend without the extra signup costs, auto shipping or paying to become a distributor.

What Is It Works and Greens Blend?

Greens Blend is a powdered fruit and veggie supplement by the It Works Global company. This whole food supplement is promoted as a way to ‘alkalize your body’, ‘support your immune system’ and ‘restore pH balance’ for better overall health and wellness.

It contains many high nutrition superfoods but, as you’ll see ahead, it’s questionable whether most of the ingredients are in significant enough amounts to be beneficial.

It Works Greens comes in 3 different flavors in the regular size ― Orange, Berry and Chocolate. It is also available in a larger ‘value size’ and in 4 gram single serve packets known as ‘Greens on the Go’.

These products are part of a much larger range of supplements, cosmetics and weight loss offerings by the multi level marketing business called It Works Global, founded by Mark and Cindy Pentecost back in 2001.

Mark Pentecost is the CEO and, according to their website, the It Works Global Headquarters is located at 908 Riverside Drive, Palmetto, Florida, USA. There are also contact phone numbers for customers and distributors and a contact form.

It Works Greens Ingredients

The product pages on the company’s site say these green powders have a blend of ’52 herbs and nutrient rich superfoods’. They also highlight matcha green tea and ‘acidity fighting’ potassium and magnesium.

Supplement facts state that this product is soy free, dairy free, non-GMO and vegan with no artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. Though, unlike some other powdered greens, such as Field of Greens, their source produce is not organic.

In a separate FAQ, the business explains their products are tested according to USP standards at a certified Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) facility. Additionally, that they test for contaminants to ensure the purity and quality of their ingredients.

They also say there are ’34 fruits and veggies’ in It Works Greens and that will ‘alkalize, balance and detoxify’ while giving your body a boost.

Let’s look past the marketing and hype and examine what’s actually in this green superfood powder and whether it is a good choice versus other whole food supplements.

Supplement Facts Label for Greens Blend

All 3 flavors of It Works Greens and the Greens on the Go contain:

• Greens Proprietary Blend (1080 mg): Blue-Green Algae (Spirulina), Parsley Leaf, Barley Grass, Spinach Leaf, Chlorella Algae, Alfalfa Extract, Matcha Green Tea Leaf, Watercress, Rosemary Leaf, Plantain Leaf, Dandelion Leaf, Lemongrass, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Dulse.
• Whole Foods Proprietary Blend (1475 mg): Pea Fiber, Apple Fiber, Eleuthero Root Extract, Fruit and Vegetable Blend (Apple, Carrot, Tomato Juice, Orange Juice, Blueberry, Rosehips, Beet, Amla, Kale, Plum, Ginger, Pineapple Juice, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Grape Juice, Grapefruit Juice, White Willow, Onion, Papaya Juice, Peach, Pear Juice, Brussels Sprouts, Lemon Juice, Raspberry Juice, Strawberry Juice, Pumpkin, Black Currant, Goji), Sunflower Lecithin, Astragalus Root Extract, Turmeric, Meadowsweet Herb, Blackberry Fruit, Acerola, Bilberry Fruit Extract, Cranberry.

Other supplement facts on the labeling of It Works Greens Blend list calories as 10 per serving, total carbohydrates as 2 grams and dietary fiber as 1 gram.

Pros and Cons of It Works Greens

The new formula Greens Blend ingredients listed above were introduced in 2016. They are definitely an improvement on the old It Works formula which had soy lecithin and the even less healthy soy protein isolate as major ingredients.

Were these cheap soy fillers still added to It Works powdered green supplements in 2026 you can be sure my overall rating of this product would have been much lower.

Some online commentary on this product rightly criticizes the old ingredient list but is now out of date and no longer valid. All new Greens Blend being sold should be soy free.

Ingredients with the Most Benefits

Mineral rich spirulina, barley grass and spinach are all great additions to the Greens Blend. As is energizing matcha green tea and particularly detoxifying chlorella and parsley (It Works say there is nine times more healthy parsley in the new formula versus the old one).

Other highly beneficial superfoods in the Whole Foods Proprietary Blend include: eleuthero root (Siberian ginseng), antioxidant rich amla, blueberry and goji, plus anti-inflammatory turmeric, pineapple and papaya.

Small Amounts and Unnecessary Fiber

A valid concern with superfood supplements with dozens of ingredients like this is just how much of each fruit, vegetable, green or herb is really in them?

Acerola and bilberry for instance are both potent berries. However, it seems likely, with this many ingredients in It Works Greens, that the amount of them it contains will be far too small to have any specific benefit.

When looking at a list of foods in a proprietary formula, unless they are alphabetical, you can usually assume that the ones at the start are the most prevalent by weight.

While the Greens Blend looks to have a good amount of spirulina, parsley and barley grass, the Whole Food Blend has the far less beneficial pea fiber and apple fiber at the start.

It’s healthy to get fiber in your regular diet but customers shouldn’t pay top dollar for a large serving of cheap apple or pea fiber.

I also think that the peach, pear, and particularly grape and orange juice are unnecessary low-nutrient additions to this supplement. Especially compared to the much better additions further down on the ingredients list in lower quantities.

Taste and Extra Ingredients

The Greens Blend Orange product has only 2 more ingredients than the ones listed in the main ingredient panel. These are natural flavors and the mineral silica. Most customers reviewers seem to like the taste of Greens Orange the least, but it is also the most pure of the formulas without any sweeteners.

It Works Greens Blend Berry flavor has malic acid, citric acid, silica, Rebaudioside A (which comes from stevia) and natural flavors. For taste, this Berry formula appears to be more popular than the Orange flavor with a lot of customer feedback saying it taste better.

Chocolate flavored Greens Blend has an extra main ingredient in cocoa and additional additives of potassium citrate, natural flavors, sea salt, silica and Rebaudioside A (stevia).

Better Value for It Works Greens Chocolate?

Cocoa is listed as the first ingredient on the Whole Foods Proprietary Blend of It Works Greens Chocolate and the total amount of this blend is 3400 mg versus 1475 mg for both Berry and Orange flavors.

That’s an almost 2 mg difference per serving and at first I thought It Works were ripping off customers by making the Greens Chocolate primarily cocoa rather than other superfoods.

In fact, while it’s not well advertised, the It Works Chocolate Greens Blend is sold in a larger 6.35 ounce (180 gram) tub. That’s compared to the 4.23 ounce (120 gram) tub for Orange and Berry Greens. The serving size is larger too.

Despite this, the Greens Blend Chocolate product is still the same price – $55 retail or $33 for Loyal Customer – as Berry and Orange. This is even though it’s a full third larger in weight.

This is strange behavior from a supplement company and one I’ve never seen before. It either makes the Chocolate flavor better value, or the Orange and Berry even more expensive, depending on your perspective.

It Works Greens Chocolate does seem to have quite a bit of cocoa in it if the packaging needs to fit a full 60 grams extra versus the other formulas. I guess if you are going to choose Chocolate anyway you could see this as a bonus.

In a FAQ section, It Works say they use alkalized, unsweetened cocoa powder. Regardless, this much cocoa, with it’s caffeine-like theobromine, would have quite an energizing effect on many customers.

Almost certainly more energizing than the matcha tea ingredient and I’d definitely double the company’s warning about not consuming It Works Greens 4 hours before bed if you choose the chocolate flavor.

Greens on the Go

People search for It Works Greens on the Go as if it were a different product entirely. But it’s just the same Orange or Berry formulas that come in 4 gram single serve packets.

These may be convenient for traveling or taking to work for some customers, but personally it just looks like paying an extra $4 ($59 retail versus $55) for more packaging to throw away.

At present, on the company site, Greens on the Go is only available in Orange and Berry, not Chocolate.

It Works Chew

Covered here only for completeness, since it’s also included in the range, It Works Greens Chew is little more than a candy masquerading as a supplement in my opinion.

With fattening and unhealthy cane syrup, rice syrup and maltodextrin as 3 main ingredients, along with polydextrose and inulin which can cause digestive bloating, this is not a product I’d recommend for children or anyone in fact.

Half a star rating only for the relatively small 500 mg of fruit and vegetable blend and 2 mg pterostilbene per serve. At $50 for 60 sugar filled chews, this looks extremely overpriced as well.

Personally, I think adding Chew to the It Works range of products is quite a negative mark against the company’s reputation as a nutritional supplement manufacturer.

Side Effects of It Works Greens Supplements

• The Myitworks website warns that their green powders are not recommended for pregnant or nursing women. They also say to consult a healthcare professional before using It Works products if you are taking prescriptions.
• The business states that the ingredients in Greens Blend are gluten-free but not tested to detect gluten from manufacturing, so celiacs be warned.
• The only other precautions I could find on the site is to avoid using the products 3 to 4 hours before bed due to an energizing effect.

Possible Precautions

• I would take much more notice of the ‘energizing effect’ warning if you choose the Chocolate It Works Greens, due to the high amount of cocoa in it. Sensitive individuals may even find this makes them jittery or feel a bit too ‘wired’ at the recommended dose.
• Pea and apple fiber can both cause bloating and excessive gas in some people, as can the cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. Though these last 3 are in much smaller amounts and the pea fiber will be more likely to cause digestive upsets.
• Some sensitive individuals can experience detoxification side effects with greens like parsley, chlorella, dulse, spirulina and barley grass. If this happens to you it’s best to reduce the dose to a quarter and slowly build up tolerance.

Directions for Use

The suggested dosage of It Works Greens Blend is two scoops or one packet of the Greens on the Go a day mixed with water or juice.

It doesn’t say this on the label, but green powders like this are best taken before a meal with healthy fats. This is because many of the nutrients are fat-soluble and will be more readily absorbed with dietary fatty acids.

Divided doses are also more beneficial and, while It Works tastes relatively good for a green drink, it will be much easier to enjoy regularly mixed into a smoothie or shake.

Cost per Serving

With a retail price of $55 per 4.23 ounce/120 gram jar, and with 30 servings of just 4 grams for the Berry and Orange It Works, this is an expensive greens powder by any comparison.

Cost per dosage is $1.83 and 4 grams really isn’t that much for the price. Greens on the Go calculates out at an even higher price point per serve of $1.96.

Only Vital Reds by Gundry MD, Earth Energy Fruits & Veggies and Grown American Superfood are similarly overpriced amongst powdered supplements I’ve written about on Superfood Profiles.

The larger Greens Blend Value size in Berry is much better bang for your buck. With 13.49 ounces/382.5 grams there are 95 servings of 4 gram for a cost per dosage of $1.46.

Customer Complaints

Better Business Bureau has 398 customer complaints about It Works Global at the time of writing, with many people saying they think their products are rip off and calling It Works a scam. To their credit the company responded to every one of these complaints on BBB that I saw during my research.

It Works have also been in business for a long time. It’s understandable that any supplement company around that long would be expected to have their share of complaints from customers expecting better results.

Particularly concerning though is the number of consumers complaining about the difficulty in receiving a refund. There are also many frustrated customers saying they are unable to cancel the ‘auto shipping’ they didn’t realize they signed up for.

Final Verdict

After many hours of research, it’s my opinion that It Works Greens Blend is a relatively healthy product. However, it’s overpriced for the amount of superfoods you get per serving in the small 120 gram containers.

I suspect this is due to the MLM business model that requires an extra amount on top of the end price to be paid to the independent distributors from the customer’s pocket.

Will taking Greens Blend work for you? If this is your first time taking an antioxidant rich green powder like this it probably will. For people who regularly eat fruits and vegetables though, the benefits of It Works Greens are unlikely to match the high cost of the supplement.

It’s also really hard to see why you would choose Greens Blend or Greens on the Go versus Brickhouse Nutrition’s Field of Greens, or one of the many other nutritionally superior superfood supplements available in 2026.