What Are Microgreens ??​

Microgreens are young and tender edible seedlings of herbs and vegetables harvested when the first true leaves emerge, typically between seven to fourteen days

Why Microgreens?

If you are an avid believer of consuming a healthy and nutrient dense diet, then Microgreens fit the criteria. Microgreens offer spectacular health benefits as they are dense in nutrients and trace minerals.

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Microgreens are young and tender edible seedlings of herbs and vegetables harvested when the first true leaves emerge, typically between seven to fourteen days. At this stage, the young seedlings are packed with nutrients and therefore consuming them in small quantities will give you large health benefits. Microgreens are quickly gaining popularity among consumers and are acclaimed for their freshness and health promoting properties. These tender greens enhance human diet and enrich it with sharp colors and flavors and are touted as the new emerging “superfood.”
If you are an avid believer of consuming a healthy and nutrient dense diet, then Microgreens fit the criteria. Microgreens offer spectacular health benefits as they are dense in nutrients and trace minerals. The daunting task of eating 6-7 servings per day of fruits and veggies to obtain the required nutrition deters the most enthusiastic health fanatic. Microgreens can deliver the same amount and sometimes more nutrition in much smaller quantities
“Microgreens have larger concentrations of phenolics, antioxidants, minerals, and vitamins than present in fully developed green or seeds and hence recognized as functional foods consisting of health improving or ailment prevention characteristics apart from their nutritional benefits. These are well recognizing as good carrier of biologically active components” (Mir et al., 2017.) “USDA National Nutrient Database for fully grown vegetable leaves, vitamin and antioxidant values varied and it was approximated that values measured in microgreens were up to 40 times more than those reported for fully grown vegetable leaves “(Xiao et al., 2012.)