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23 Feb

Posted at 06:53h in Crop Cultivation
Raman Selvakumar1, Praveen Kumar Singh1, Gangadhara K2, Manjunathagowda D.C3, Jugendra Kumar1 12 views

वेजिटेबल माइक्रोग्रीन्स: भविष्य के लिए एक सुपरफूड The main lifestyle-related issues, such as diseases and nutritional deficiencies, have resulted from the increased quality of living in terms of social, economic, and cultural norms. In the future, a major issue will be the lack of fresh, pesticide-free vegetables. Long food chains that start in far-flung rural regions restrict the availability of products with a limited shelf life and inadequate transportation capacity for urban people. As a consequence, many urban residents live in so-called "food deserts," where they lack easy access to fresh agricultural goods such as fruits and vegetables, as well as a full package of necessary nutrients, and must rely on processed and packaged meals instead. Globally, there is a huge need for functional food due to increased health awareness and lifestyle changes. Microgreens are referred to as 'practical nourishments,' which are foods that have specific health-promoting and infection-prevention characteristics in addition to their usual health advantages. In the human diet, they are also referred as as a good source of minerals. Microgreens are a new food category that can help with almost any medical problem linked to a lack of nutrition. Microgreens' culinary worth has risen dramatically in recent decades as a result of its high nutritional content, flexibility, taste profile, and...

02 Mar

Posted at 06:32h in Crop Cultivation
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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 2019. . During 2020-2025, NutriGreens market at the global level is anticipated to grow at a CAGR (Compound annual growth rate) of 7.5-8.0%. Traits of Microgreens The gaining popularity of these cotyledonary leafy greens is due to their pleasing palette of colors, textures and flavors. Microgreens represent a new class of vegetables that can be considered as “functional foods”  or “super foods” (Treadwell et al. 2010), because they serve as rich source of bioactive compounds such as vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, along with the necessary nutrients required for human body (Janovská et al., 2010; Xiao et al., 2012). Microgreens are frequently called...