SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D/A

                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                               (Final Amendment)*


NAME OF ISSUER:  NATURADE, INC.

TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:   Common Stock

CUSIP NUMBER:  638910307000


NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
RECEIVE NOTICES AND COMMUNICATIONS:

     Natalie I. Koether, Esq., Rosenman & Colin
     211 Pennbrook Road, P. O. Box 97
     Far Hills, New Jersey 07931                 (908) 766-4101

DATE OF EVENT WHICH REQUIRES FILING:    March 27, 1998


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  which is the subject of this  Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1 (b)(3) or (4), check the following: ________

     Check the following if a fee is being paid with the statement:     . (A fee
is not required only if the reporting  person:  (1) has a previous  statement on
file  reporting  beneficial  ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities  described  in Item 1;  and (2) has  filed  no  amendment  subsequent
thereto reporting  beneficial  ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7.)

     Note: Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed
with the  Commission.  See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The  information  required on the remainder of this cover shall not be deemed to
be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934
("Act") or otherwise  subject to the  liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

                         (Continued on following pages)






CUSIP NO.:   638910307000


1.       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:   Pure World, Inc.

2.       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP:
         (a)      (b)   XX

3.       [SEC USE ONLY]

4.       SOURCE OF FUNDS:  WC

5.       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e):   YES          NO   XX

6.       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:   Delaware

7.       SOLE VOTING POWER:   232,806

8.       SHARED VOTING POWER: 

9.       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER:  232,806

10.      SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER:

11.      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
         PERSON:   232,806

12.      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES:   YES           NO   XX

13.      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11):   4.40%

14.      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON:   CO







Item 1.  SECURITY AND ISSUER

     This Final Amendment relates to the Schedule 13D filed on December 13, 1996
in connection with the ownership by Pure World, Inc. ("Pure World") of shares of
common  stock,  par value  $.0001  per share  ("Shares"),  and Class B  Warrants
("Warrants"),  of  Naturade,  Inc.,  a Delaware  corporation  ("Naturade").  The
capitalized terms used in this Amendment,  unless otherwise defined,  shall have
the same meaning as in the original Schedule 13D.

Item 3.  SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

     Since the date of the last filing,  Pure World has  acquired an  additional
1,000 Shares at an  aggregate  purchase  price of $4,810.00  and has sold 62,193
Shares for $254,484.96.  Pure World also exercised 999 Warrants for an aggregate
exercise price of $2,997.00. Amounts include brokerage commissions, if any. Pure
World purchased the Shares and exercised the Warrants with its working capital.


Item 5.  INTEREST  IN  SECURITIES  OF THE ISSUER.

     (a) As of the close of business on March 31, 1998, Pure World  beneficially
owned 232,806  Shares  representing  4.40% of the 5,291,445  Shares  reported as
outstanding in the Company's Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1997.



     (b) The  information  presented in Items 7 through 10 of the cover sheet to
this Amendment are incorporated herein by reference.

     (c) Exhibit C annexed hereto sets forth all transactions in Shares effected
by Pure World in the sixty days preceding the date of this Statement,  the dates
of  such  transactions,   and  the  per  Share  purchase  or  sales  price.  The
transactions  reported  herein,  unless  otherwise  indicated,  were open market
transactions effected in the over-the-counter market.

Item 7.  MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

          Exhibit C -  Transactions in Shares for the past 60 days not
                       previously reported










                                   SIGNATURE
                                   ---------


     After  reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my  knowledge  and belief,  I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.


Dated:  April 1, 1998


                                   PURE WORLD, INC.

                                   

                                   By:/s/ John W. Galuchie, Jr. 
                                      --------------------------------
                                      John W. Galuchie, Jr.
                                      Executive Vice President







                                   EXHIBIT C

       Transactions in Shares for the Past 60 Days Not Previously Reported




                                NUMBER OF                     PRICE
  DATE                      SHARES PURCHASED                PER SHARE*
- --------                  ---------------------          ---------------
                                                      
11/24/97                     1,000                          $4.75  












                                NUMBER OF                     PRICE
  DATE                         SHARES SOLD                  PER SHARE*
- --------                  --------------------           ---------------
                                                      
03/10/98                     5,000                          $4.00
03/16/98                     5,000                           3.9375
03/17/98                     3,000                           3.875
03/18/98                     5,000                           3.875
03/26/98                    10,000                           3.9375
03/27/98                     1,694                           3.875
03/30/98                     5,000                           4.00
03/31/98                     2,000                           4.08


*   Exclusive of brokerage commissions.