Description
Microgreens are tender, young greens grown in soil from the seeds of vegetables, greens, and herbs. They are about 1.5 ” to 5″ in height, with two fully-developed cotyledon leaves (first leaves of a seedling). Slegers living organic Micro Greens are ready to eat when you purchase them. They are packaged living in the soil so you receive the benefit of maximum freshness, vitamins, minerals and active enzymes when you eat them.
Simply snip, rinse and enjoy.
Scientific Research on Nutritional Content
A team of scientists from the University of Maryland and the U.S. Department of Agriculture analyzed the nutrient composition of 25 commercially available microgreen varieties. Their study concluded that microgreen cotyledon leaves had considerably higher nutritional densities than their mature counterparts. Depending on the microgreen, there were higher levels of vitamin C, Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E, and Vitamin K along with other vitamins and minerals. The study also suggests that the more exposure to sunlight for photosynthesis the higher the nutritional content found. This large-scale microgreen study was published in the August 2012 issue of the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry.
Reference…Xiao Z, Codling EE, Luo Y, Nou X, Lester GE, Wang Q. Microgreens of Brassicaceae: Mineral composition and content of 30 varieties. J Food Compost Anal [Internet]. 2016 [cited 2017 Mar 15];49.87-93.
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