microgreen
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thumb|Technicians harvesting different types of microgreens for shelf-life studies and [[nutrient analyses]] Microgreens are vegetable greens (not to be confused with sprouts or shoots) harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed with one set of true leaves. They are used as a visual, flavor and texture enhancement. thumb Microgreens are used to add sweetness and spiciness to foods. Microgreens are smaller than "baby greens" because they are harvested soon after sprouting, rather than after the plant has matured to produce multiple leaves.
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It sits within the topics Food and drink introduced in the 1980s, Nutrition and Raw foodism.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- leaf vegetable
- Image
- Liping Kou observes microgreens.jpg
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- Commons category
- Microgreen
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Form
- Growing
- Nutritional analysis
- Comparison of microgreens to sprouts
- Storage and commercial transport
- References
- External links
thumb|Technicians harvesting different types of microgreens for shelf-life studies and [[nutrient analyses]] Microgreens are vegetable greens (not to be confused with sprouts or shoots) harvested just after the cotyledon leaves have developed with one set of true leaves. They are used as a visual, flavor and texture enhancement. thumb Microgreens are used to add sweetness and spiciness to foods. Microgreens are smaller than "baby greens" because they are harvested soon after sprouting, rather than after the plant has matured to produce multiple leaves.
They provide garnishing for salads, soups, sandwiches, and plates. Some recipes use them as a garnish while others use them as a main ingredient.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “microgreen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.