Our Verdict
Garden of Life's Raw Organic Perfect Food is one of the only dual-certified USDA Organic and Non-GMO Project Verified greens powders on the market — a meaningful certification combo that differentiates it from most competitors. However, the Original version uses proprietary blends (individual gram amounts not disclosed) and the brand's recent heavy metal lawsuits across other product lines (prenatal 2020, protein 2025) raise questions about how rigorous their 'third-party tested' claim really is. A solid pick for buyers who prioritize certified organic status but not the best choice for those who demand transparent dosing or independently verified purity.
Evident Ratings
Garden of Life Raw Organic Perfect Food Green Superfood
Scored across 5 dimensions on a 5-point scale
About Garden of Life
Garden of Life was founded in 2000 by Jordan Rubin in West Palm Beach, Florida. Rubin sold the company in 2009 to Atrium Innovations, and Nestle Health Science acquired it in 2017 for $2.3 billion. It remains the largest certified-organic supplement brand in the United States.
Product specifications
- 10g (1 scoop)
- 30
- 40 total
- 6g
How we scored this
Every data point below is tagged as Verified (independently confirmed) or Claimed (brand-stated).
Material Safety
- Transparent Label
- NoVerified
- Organic Ingredients
- YesVerified
- Essential Micronutrients (>4)
- YesVerified
- Ingredient Count
- 40Verified
- Greens Blend (g)
- 6gClaimed
Testing & Trust
- Third-Party Tested / Certified
- YesVerified
- COA Available
- YesVerified
- Heavy Metals Tested
- YesClaimed
- NSF Certified for Sport
- YesVerified
- USDA Organic
- YesVerified
- Non-GMO Verified
- YesClaimed
Value & Policy
- No Harmful Additives
- YesVerified
- No Proprietary Blend
- NoVerified
- No Natural Flavors
- YesVerified
- No Gums/Fillers
- YesVerified
- Added Sugar
- 0gVerified
- Sweetener
- Unsweetened (Original stevia-free version)Verified
Product Features
- Price Per Serving
- $1.31Verified
- Servings
- 30Verified
- Serving Size
- 10g (1 scoop)Verified
- Return Policy
- 30-day money back guaranteeClaimed
- Money-Back Guarantee
- YesClaimed
- Amazon Rating
- 4.5 (12,000 reviews)Verified
- Founded
- 2000Verified
- Red Flags
- Active 2025 class action over lead contamination in protein line; Prior Clean Label Project settlement over heavy metals in prenatal line; Owned by Nestle since 2017 (may concern clean-label purists)Verified
- Lawsuits
- Active class action (Dec 2025) alleging 564% over lead safe limit in Organic Plant-Based Protein. Prior Clean Label Project lawsuit (2020-2021) over heavy metals in prenatal products resolved. Both cases involve products OTHER than Green Superfood but reflect testing rigor concerns.Verified
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