Microgreens: cultivation practices, bioactive potential, health benefits, and opportunities for its utilization as value-added food
Food Bioscience,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 105133 - 105133
Опубликована: Сен. 1, 2024
Язык: Английский
Bio-stimulating Role of Plant Growth Promoting Microorganisms in the Sustainable Production of Micro Greens
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Microgreens: Functional Food for Nutrition and Dietary Diversification
Plants,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(4), С. 526 - 526
Опубликована: Фев. 8, 2025
Microgreens
are
tender,
edible
seedlings
harvested
7–21
days
after
germination
containing
a
central
stem,
cotyledons,
and
true
leaves.
Known
as
fresh,
ready-to-eat
functional
food,
they
mostly
rich
in
vitamins,
antioxidants,
bioactive
compounds,
minerals,
with
distinctive
flavors,
colors,
textures.
These
attributes
make
microgreens
valuable
component
nutrition
health
research.
In
countries
like
India,
where
low-income
households
spend
50–80%
of
their
income
on
micronutrient
deficiencies
common,
particularly
among
women.
Indian
women,
facing
double
burden
malnutrition,
experience
both
underweight
(18.7%)
obesity
(24.0%)
issues,
57%
suffering
from
anemia.
Women’s
unique
requirements
vary
across
life
stages,
infancy
to
elderly
years,
require
diets
vitamins
minerals
ensure
adequacy.
Microgreens,
high
nutrient
density,
hold
promise
addressing
these
deficiencies.
Fresh
processed
based
products
can
enhance
food
variety,
nutritive
value,
appeal.
Rethinking
agriculture
horticulture
tools
combat
malnutrition
reduce
the
risk
non-communicable
diseases
(NCDs)
is
vital
for
achieving
nutritional
security
poverty
reduction.
This
review
compiles
recent
research
microgreens,
focusing
profiles,
benefits,
suitable
crops,
substrates,
seed
growing
methods,
sensory
characteristics,
applications
fresh
value-added
products.
It
offers
insights
into
sustainable
role
enhancing
human
health.
Язык: Английский
Complete replacement of fishmeal with unconventional animal protein sources: A comparative study of the effects of use of mealworm, earthworm and zooplankton on growth parameters, fatty acid composition and sensory profile rainbow trout
Aquaculture Reports,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
39, С. 102512 - 102512
Опубликована: Ноя. 17, 2024
Язык: Английский