Scientia Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 316, С. 112036 - 112036
Опубликована: Апрель 4, 2023
Язык: Английский
Molecules, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 28(2), С. 867 - 867
Опубликована: Янв. 15, 2023
Microgreens, a hypothesized term used for the emerging food product that is developed from various commercial crops, such as vegetables, grains, and herbs, consist of cotyledons along with partially expanded true leaves. These immature plants are harvested between 7–21 days (depending on variety). They treasured their densely packed nutrients, concentrated flavors, immaculate tender texture well vibrant colors. In recent years, microgreens demand high-end restaurant chefs nutritional researchers due to potent appealing sensory qualities, functionality, abundance in vitamins, minerals, other bioactive compounds, ascorbic acid, tocopherol, carotenoids, folate, tocotrienols, phylloquinones, anthocyanins, glucosinolates, etc. qualities attracted research attention use field human health nutrition. Increasing public concern regarding has prompted humans turn which show potential prevention malnutrition, inflammation, chronic ailments. This article focuses applications non-communicable diseases prevails current generation, emerged sedentary lifestyles, thus laying theoretical foundation people creating awareness switch recently introduced category vegetable providing great value development health-promoting diets microgreens.
Язык: Английский
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Frontiers in Genetics, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 14
Опубликована: Янв. 25, 2023
Nutrient deficiency has resulted in impaired growth and development of the population globally. Microgreens are considered immature greens (required light for photosynthesis growing medium) developed from seeds vegetables, legumes, herbs, cereals. These “living superfood/functional food” due to presence chlorophyll, beta carotene, lutein, minerals like magnesium (Mg), Potassium (K), Phosphorus (P), Calcium (Ca). rich at nutritional level contain several phytoactive compounds (carotenoids, phenols, glucosinolates, polysterols) that helpful human health on Earth space their anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-carcinogenic properties. can be used as plant-based nutritive vegetarian foods will fruitful a nourishing constituent food industryfor garnish purposes, complement flavor, texture, color salads, soups, flat-breads, pizzas, sandwiches (substitute lettuce tacos, sandwich, burger). Good handling practices may enhance microgreens’stability, storage, shelf-life under appropriate conditions, including light, temperature, nutrients, humidity, substrate. Moreover, substrate liquid solution (hydroponic system) or solid medium (coco peat, coconut fiber, coir dust husks, sand, vermicompost, sugarcane filter cake, etc. ) based variety microgreens. However integrated multiomics approaches alongwith nutriomics foodomics explored utilized identify breed most potential microgreen genotypes, biofortify increasing content (macro-elements:K, Ca Mg; oligo-elements: Fe Zn antioxidant activity) microgreens related other traits viz., fast growth, good values, high germination percentage, through implementation includes genomics, transcriptomics, sequencing-based approaches, molecular breeding, machine learning, nanoparticles, seed priming strategiesetc.
Язык: Английский
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Phytochemistry Reviews, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown
Опубликована: Янв. 24, 2025
Язык: Английский
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Current Research in Food Science, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 6, С. 100480 - 100480
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023
Microgreens are novel foods with high concentrations of bioactive compounds and can be grown easily sustainably. Among all the microgreens genera produced, Brassicaceae stand out because wide evidence about their beneficial effects on human health attributed to phenolic compounds, vitamins, particularly glucosinolates breakdown products, isothiocyanates indoles. The phytochemical profile each species is affected by growing conditions in a different manner. agronomic practices that involve these factors used as tools modulate enhance concentration certain interest. In this sense, present review summarizes impact substrates, artificial lighting, fertilization compound profiles among species. Since microgreens, rich considered functional foods, we also included discussion benefits associated microgreens' consumption reported literature, well bioaccessibility absorption. Therefore, aimed analyze systematize cultivation terms profiles, provide possible strategies functionality microgreens.
Язык: Английский
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Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(1), С. 63 - 63
Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2023
The growing demands for food with high quality standards and nutritional value have caused agriculture to evolve towards agricultural innovation go hand in technological development, as is the case of vertical farming (VF) development. VF a competitive system sustainable production, reducing space, natural human resources it that can be developed anywhere world at any time, without seasonality being factor influences production. Light most important consider when comes farming, replacing sunlight artificial light has had great advances improving productivity, especially using LED lighting. Despite exponential growth system, there paucity analysis on research been carried out date information relevant parameters considered optimum This review bibliometric 318 scientific articles taken from SCOPUS database, where 109 papers published journals was used. During last 10 years, number publications increased by 195%, China standing geographical location field experiments are out. Lettuce crop predominates investigations, intensity 200 μmol∙m−2∙s−1 photoperiod 16 h·day−1, spectra between 450 495 nm, combination blue red (450–495 620–750 nm). use fresh, quality, local produce recent proven highly effective productivity quality. Conditions management generalized, more than 50% researchers deciding perform this cultivation method similar photoperiod, spectrum, intensity. Among conclusions obtained each researcher, also agreed potentially controllable urban locations, benefiting social economy, security, environment, while cent per utilization (such energy sunlight) remain open improving.
Язык: Английский
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Frontiers in Plant Science, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14
Опубликована: Янв. 16, 2024
Light is one of the important environmental factors affecting growth and development facility vegetables. In this experiment, we investigated effects different light intensities on growth, nutritional quality flavonoid accumulation celery under hydroponic full LED conditions. Four 40, 100, 200, or 300 µmol·m -2 ·s -1 were set up in three harvest periods basis intensities, which 15, 30, 45 d after treatment (labeled as S1, S2, S3, respectively). The results showed that plant height aboveground biomass increased with increase intensity, intensity 200 μmol·m was beneficial to contents chlorophyll, carotenoids, total phenols, vitamin C, cellulose, flavones apigenin celery. During S1-S3 period, activities PAL, CHS, CHI ANS gradually treatments, FNS CHS enzymes highest treatment. expression activity Ag3GT , a key gene for anthocyanin synthesis, reached maximum value at level AgFNS . general, content conclusion, more favorable nutrient synthesis.
Язык: Английский
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Food Chemistry X, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 23, С. 101527 - 101527
Опубликована: Июнь 7, 2024
Green leafy vegetables, especially microgreens are gaining popularity due to their high nutritional profiles, rich phytochemical content, and intense flavors. This review explores the growing commercial market for microgreens, in upscale dining premium grocery outlets, highlighting consumer perceptions effect on dynamics. Apart from these, of modern agricultural methods that maximize growth is also examined. The value anticipated increase significantly, according predictions, $1.7 billion 2022 $2.61 by 2029. Positive views health benefits drive this growth, although challenges such as varying levels awareness income disparities affect sales. underscores need targeted research strategic initiatives enhance understanding improve cultivation support expansion upcoming years.
Язык: Английский
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International Journal of Food Science, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 2025(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Sprouts and microgreens which belong to the Brassicaceae family contain significantly more glucosinolates than mature vegetables, their composition often differs too. These plant growth stages can be a valuable supplement of aforementioned compounds in diet. The content proportion individual sprouts regulated by modifying length temperature cultivation, type light, use mineral compounds, elicitation, primming, cold plasma as well storage conditions. way are prepared for consumption affects yield glucosinolate hydrolysis. Genetic variation leading different responses same factors (e.g., light) makes it necessary conduct detailed studies involving species variety diversity. Heat stress appear fairly universal methods increasing content. Studies on light at wavelengths do not provide unequivocal results. Despite experiments seed soaking solutions sulfur selenium compounds), there no available literature effects chemical thermal disinfection obtained microgreens.
Язык: Английский
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Molecules, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 27(3), С. 883 - 883
Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2022
We explored the effects of different light intensities and photoperiods on growth, nutritional quality antioxidant properties two Brassicaceae microgreens (cabbage Brassica oleracea L. Chinese kale alboglabra Bailey). There were experiments: (1) four photosynthetic photon flux densities (PPFD) 30, 50, 70 or 90 μmoL·m-2·s-1 with red:blue:green = 1:1:1 light-emitting diodes (LEDs); (2) five 12, 14, 16, 18 20 h·d-1. With increase intensity, hypocotyl length cabbage shortened. PPFD μmol·m-2·s-1 was beneficial to improve microgreens, which had higher contents chlorophyll, carotenoids, soluble sugar, protein vitamin C, as well increased capacity. The optimal for μmol·m-2·s-1. Increasing intensity could capacity while not significantly affecting glucosinolate (GS) content. dry fresh weight maximized a 14-h·d-1 photoperiod. carotenoid content in highest 16-h·d-1 lowest total GS found under 12-h·d-1 photoperiod In conclusion, 14~16 h·d-1, respectively, cultivation.
Язык: Английский
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Horticulturae, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(4), С. 493 - 493
Опубликована: Апрель 14, 2023
Microgreens are immature and tender edible vegetables that have become relevant in the market due to their contribution human health as “functional food”. They can be produced controlled environments, allowing more efficient use of space resources facilitating management environmental conditions, such light, temperature, relative humidity. The study’s objective was evaluate impact photoperiod light intensity on red beet microgreens’ yield antioxidant compound content. LED growth lamps (spectrum 75% red, 23% blue, 2% far-red) under two photoperiods were evaluated: 12 16 h, three levels: 120 (low), 160 (medium), 220 (high) µmol m−2 s−1. largest raised 32, 49, 25% phenolic compounds, total betalains, capacity, respectively, but a reduction microgreens obtained compared with shortest photoperiod. low medium intensities promoted highest yield, reaching 460 g m−2; decreased significantly by 22.1% at high intensity. Contrastingly, no effect activity observed evaluated range intensities, except for betalains concentration, which reduced 35% On other hand, resource efficiency (energy water) improved Thus, an between s−1 h favored microgreen’s saved electricity; meanwhile, ameliorated spectrum composed blue:red:far-red = 23:75:2.
Язык: Английский
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