02 Mar Vegetable microgreens – A potential source of nutrition
सब्जी माइक्रोग्रीनस - पोषण का एक संभावित स्रोत Microgreens are young and tender edible seedlings produced using the seeds of different species of vegetables, herbaceous plants, aromatic herbs and wild edible plants (Di Gioia and Santamaria 2015a, b). The edible portion constitutes single stem, the cotyledon leaves and, often, the emerging first true leave (Di Gioia et al. 2017). A few days of photosynthesis of microgreen is known to provide nearly 4-9 times more nutrients including antioxidants, vitamins and minerals than their mature counterparts. Microgreens first appeared in the menus of the chefs of San Francisco, in California, at the beginning of the 1980s. By geography, North America contribute ~50% of market share in...