What are Microgreens?
Microgreens are basically, a young vegetable or herb picked after its two first leaves come through. Sounds simple enough but when you delve deeper you find that these amazing wee sprouts are so much more. They are literally the superheroes of the vegetable world , not only do they have intense aromatic flavour and come in a variety of colours and textures, but there concentrated nutrient content is out of this world.
Microgreens are packed with 40x the nutritional value of their fully grown counterparts lets take broccoli as an example. Broccoli microgreens have concentrated levels of vitamins A, B, C, and E, the minerals calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorus and zinc. They also contain high levels of compounds that once consumed convert to sulforaphane.
Sulforaphane has potent cancer preventative effects and is also widely being investigated for its benefits for cardiovascular health, diabetes, inflammatory conditions, autism, and more.
Consuming Broccoli as a microgreen means you can maximise these health benefits without eating broccoli all day long. Let’s compare portion sizes!!!! Approximately 30grams of broccoli as a microgreen contains the same nutritional value as 560grams of fully mature broccoli.
Isn't that incredible!!
For years chefs have used microgreens as garnishes to transform their meals into visual masterpieces. Now as microgreens become more and more accessible you can also add that extra zing to your meal. Don’t stop there, mix your microgreens in with your favourite meals or snacks the options are endless.
Try making a basic microgreen salad, wilting them ontop of your mushrooms, or simply adding to your favourite snack
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