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Nutritional characterization and shelf-life of packaged microgreens [PDF]

Food & Function, 2018
Comprehensive nutritional profile of six microgreens, including proximate composition and bioactive compounds.
Vito Michele Paradiso, Maria Castellino, Massimiliano Renna, Concetta Eliana Gattullo, Maria Calasso, Roberto Terzano, Ignazio Allegretta, Beniamino Leoni, Francesco Caponio, Pietro Santamaria   +9 more
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Microgreens: Functional Food for Nutrition and Dietary Diversification. [PDF]

Plants (Basel)
Microgreens are tender, edible seedlings harvested 7–21 days after germination containing a central stem, cotyledons, and true leaves. Known as a fresh, ready-to-eat functional food, they are mostly rich in vitamins, antioxidants, bioactive compounds, and minerals, with distinctive flavors, colors, and textures.
Seth T, Mishra GP, Chattopadhyay A, Deb Roy P, Devi M, Sahu A, Sarangi SK, Mhatre CS, Lyngdoh YA, Chandra V, Dikshit HK, Nair RM.   +11 more
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Evaluation of Growth Conditions, Antioxidant Potential, and Sensory Attributes of Six Diverse Microgreens Species

Agriculture, 2023
Microgreens belong to a class of functional foods with valuable nutritional elements and diverse health benefits when consumed as food supplements. Its consumption has increased sharply due to the abundance of different health-promoting components than ...
Ajeet Singh Dhaka, Harsh Kumar Dikshit, Gyan P. Mishra, Mechiya Tomuilim Tontang, Nand Lal Meena, Ranjeet Ranjan Kumar, S. V. Ramesh, Sneh Narwal, Muraleedhar Aski, Vinutha Thimmegowda, Sanjeev Gupta, Ramakrishnan M. Nair, Shelly Praveen   +12 more
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Nutritional quality and health benefits of microgreens, a crop of modern agriculture

Journal of Future Foods, 2021
Microgreens are young, tender greens that are used to enhance the color, texture, or flavor of salads and main dishes. They can be grown in small scales and indoors, making them widely adopted by controlled environment agriculture, an indoor farming ...
Yanqi Zhang, Zhenlei Xiao, Emily Ager, Lingyan Kong, Libo Tan   +4 more
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Sulforaphane Bioavailability in Healthy Subjects Fed a Single Serving of Fresh Broccoli Microgreens

Foods, 2023
Cruciferous vegetable consumption is associated with numerous health benefits attributed to the phytochemical sulforaphane (SFN) that exerts antioxidant and chemopreventive properties, among other bioactive compounds.
John A. Bouranis, Carmen P. Wong, Laura M. Beaver, Sandra L. Uesugi, Ethan M. Papenhausen, Jaewoo Choi, Edward W. Davis, Adilson Nunes Da Silva, Newton Kalengamaliro, Rekha Chaudhary, Jordan Kharofa, Vinita Takiar, Thomas J. Herzog, William Barrett, Emily Ho   +14 more
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LED Light Quality Affected Bioactive Compounds, Antioxidant Potential, and Nutritional Value of Red and White Cabbage Microgreens

Applied Sciences, 2023
Microgreens are environmentally friendly and have health benefits in addition to their basic nutritional contents. The effect of white (W), white–blue (W + B), and white–red (W + R) light on the bioactive compounds, nutrient composition, and antioxidant ...
Anna Podsędek, Barbara Frąszczak, Dorota Sosnowska, Dominika Kajszczak, Kamil Szymczak, Radosław Bonikowski   +5 more
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Consumers’ acceptability and perceptions toward the consumption of hydroponically and soil grown broccoli microgreens

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research, 2020
Microgreens are young and immature plants that are harvested after the development of the cotyledon leaves, or seed leaves. Because of their potent flavors and appealing sensory qualities, microgreens have gained popularity.
Hsiangting Chen, Xiao Tong, Libo Tan, Lingyan Kong   +3 more
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Light Spectrum Differentially Affects the Yield and Phytochemical Content of Microgreen Vegetables in a Plant Factory

Plants, 2021
Light quality exerts considerable effects on crop development and phytochemical content. Moreover, crops grown as microgreens are ideal for plant factories with artificial lighting, since they contain greater amounts of bioactive compounds compared to ...
Filippos Bantis
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LED Lights Influenced Phytochemical Contents and Biological Activities in Kale (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) Microgreens

Antioxidants, 2023
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are regarded as an effective artificial light source for producing sprouts, microgreens, and baby leaves. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the influence of different LED lights (white, red, and blue) on the biosynthesis ...
Seom Lee, Chang Ha Park, Jin Kyung Kim, Kyungmin Ahn, Haejin Kwon, Jae Kwang Kim, Sang Un Park, Hyeon Ji Yeo   +7 more
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Light Intensity and Photoperiod Affect Growth and Nutritional Quality of Brassica Microgreens

Molecules, 2022
We explored the effects of different light intensities and photoperiods on the growth, nutritional quality and antioxidant properties of two Brassicaceae microgreens (cabbage Brassica oleracea L. and Chinese kale Brassica alboglabra Bailey).
Kaizhe Liu, Meifang Gao, Haozhao Jiang, Shuying Ou, Xiaopeng Li, Rui He, Yamin Li, Houcheng Liu   +7 more
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