Microgreens Studies

 NUTRITION STUDIES

"Red cabbage microgreens had more polyphenols and glucosinolates than mature red cabbage." USDA Ag Research Magazine: https://agresearchmag.ars.usda.gov/2017/jun/microgreen/#printdiv

"In general, microgreens contain considerably higher concentrations of vitamins and carotenoids than their mature plant counterparts," Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267354000_Microgreens_Assessment_of_Nutrient_Concentrations

Assessment of Vitamin and Carotenoid Concentrations of Emerging Food Products: Edible Microgreens: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jf300459b 

Broccoli Microgreens: A mineral-Rich Crop That Can Diversify Food Systems: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5362588/

Profiling Polyphenols in Five Brassica species Microgreens by UHPLC-PDA-ESI/HRMS: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3915300/

Red Cabbage Microgreens Lower Circulating LDL, Liver Cholesterol, and Inflammatory Cytokines in Mice Fed a High-Fat Diet: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27933986/

Polyphenols, Inflammation, and Cardiovascular Disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651847/

Natural Polyphenols for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4997428/ 

 

SULFORAPHANE STUDIES

Sulforaphane, a Dietary Component of Broccoli/Broccoli Sprouts, Inhibits Breast Cancer Stem Cells: https://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/16/9/2580.long

Sulforaphane exhibits in vitro and in vivo antiviral activity against pandemic SARS-CoV-2 and seasonal HCov-OC43 coronaviruses: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.25.437060v1.full