Ask what’s inside most supplements and you get a table of milligrams. Ask what’s inside Balance of Nature and you get a list of plants — a genuinely nice list — and then silence where the numbers should be. Here’s both halves.
The full ingredient list, from the label
| Bottle | Ingredients (plant parts named on label) | Amounts |
|---|---|---|
| Fruits (16) | Aloe vera (leaf), apple, banana, wild blueberry, sweet cherry, cranberry, grape, grapefruit, lemon, mango, orange, papaya, pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, tomato | None disclosed |
| Veggies (15) | Broccoli, red cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, cayenne pepper, celery, garlic, kale, red onion, shiitake mushroom, soybean, spinach, sweet potato, wheatgrass, zucchini | None disclosed |
| Other | Capsule shell; company claims no binders, fillers, flow agents, sweeteners or added vitamins | — |
Credit where due: naming every plant part beats many competitors, and the what’s-absent claims (no fillers, no added vitamins) make it a genuinely clean concept. The problem is the column on the right.
The capsule math the label avoids
A standard supplement capsule holds well under a gram of powder. The daily serving is six capsules — three Fruits, three Veggies — so the physical ceiling is roughly two to three grams of powder per day, split across 31 ingredients. Average it out and each plant contributes fractions of a gram; the real distribution is unknown, because the label doesn’t say. For scale, dietary guidance measures produce intake in hundreds of grams a day. Whatever these capsules deliver, you cannot compare it to any study, any competitor, or any bowl of spinach — and neither can we.
Who has verified the contents? The record so far
We could locate no published third-party certificates of analysis for this product as of July 2026, and earlier “third-party tested” site language was removed after reviewers couldn’t find support for it. More striking is what the government alleged in the 2023 injunction case: that the companies failed to establish ingredient and finished-product specifications — the internal definitions of what is supposed to be in each capsule. The consent decrees required independent manufacturing experts before operations resumed in December 2023. That’s the state of verification: improved by court order, still undocumented in public.
What a transparent version of this label would show
This isn’t a hypothetical standard. A transparent produce-capsule label states the milligrams of each plant per serving, names its testing standard, and lets you do division. Products in this category do it — our alternatives page ranks by exactly that test, and our head-to-head shows what a fully itemized label looks like next to this one. Balance of Nature could publish its amounts tomorrow; until it does, “what’s inside?” has a two-word answer: they know.
Frequently asked questions
What ingredients are in Balance of Nature?
16 fruits and 15 vegetables, all named with plant parts on the label — the full list is in the table above. No amount is disclosed for any of them.
How much of each ingredient do you get?
Unknown. Six capsules physically hold roughly 2–3 grams of powder split across 31 ingredients — fractions of a gram per plant on average, with the actual distribution undisclosed.
Does it contain fillers or synthetic vitamins?
The company claims none — no binders, fillers, flow agents, sweeteners or added vitamins. The absence claims are the strongest part of the label.
Is there an independent test proving what’s inside?
Not that we could locate as of July 2026 — no published certificates of analysis. The 2023 consent decrees required manufacturing-practice remediation, including establishing ingredient specifications, before sales resumed.
Sources
- Balance of Nature — Fruits & Veggies product page and label (full ingredient list; absence claims). Checked July 12, 2026.
- U.S. FDA — consent decree press announcement, November 16, 2023 (ingredient/product specification allegations). fda.gov
- The Ingredient Report — Balance of Nature Fruits & Veggies review, 35/100 (capsule-capacity analysis, testing findings)
- The Ingredient Report — FDA & regulatory timeline (full dated record)
Update history
- July 14, 2026 — Page first published. Label re-checked monthly with the rest of the Balance of Nature file.
Content is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. Medical disclaimer.