FAQs

What are Microgreens?

Microgreens are an intermediate stage between sprouts and baby greens.

Microgreens are used in green juices, smoothies, salad, sandwich, stir-fry, juice, soup, omelet, pizza and more.

Microgreens don’t just provide you an extra flavor, but thanks to its size, it gives a huge boost to your health more than the same amount of regular greens.

Why Microgreens?

They are Better than sprouts or baby greens

Microgreens (harvested at 7 – 14 days) has plenty of time to absorb nutrients from the light (photosynthesis) and soil, so to build up a good amount of phytonutrients that are good for us, such as carotenoids and α-tocopherol (Vitamin E).

Fact and Health Benefit:

By comparing to USDA National Nutrient Databases, microgreens showed a higher level (up to 69 times) of nutrients than its mature counterpart. For instance, the red cabbage microgreens have 40x more vitamin E, 6x more vitamin C and 69x more vitamin K than the mature red cabbage [1].

What’s more, the Vitamin C content from 25 types of popular microgreens is ranging from 20.4 to 147mg per 100g. Some of these, such as the red cabbage, is even higher than the Kiwi (92.7mg) or Orange (53.2mg)! Data according to the USDA National Nutrient Database.

A recent study shows that broccoli microgreens contain large quantities of minerals [2], including iron, potassium, zinc, calcium, and more, which are important to serve as basic building elements for bone development, transmit nerve impulses and to regulate hormones.

[1] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf300459b

[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362588/

You may find more info like this about Microgreens at

https://microveggy.com, https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/microgreens ,

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/316075

Disclaimer: We are NOT doctors, nutritionists, or registered dietitians. Please consult your healthcare provider if you have any concerns about including this in your diet.

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