Are Microgreens Superfoods With Huge Health Benefits?

You do not have look hard to find out what microgreens are and that they are super nutritious and why they should be added to your meals daily. But, why are they considered to be so nutritious? Well, it has been found that microgreens ( Microgreens vs. Regular Greens: The Latest Nutritional Powerhouse Comparison ) are many times more nutritious then their fully grown vegetable counterpart. The reason that they have more nutrients is that earlier harvesting means that there are a higher concentration of vitamins giving them a more substantial nutritional punch. When I first heard this, I thought that I had read the sentence wrong. It did not make sense to me that a small shoot of a vegetable would have more nutrients then the fully grown vegetable. I became so curious that I could not help but, do a deep dive into research ( MICROGREENS: A NOBEL FUNCTIONAL FOOD AND ITS IMPORTANCE) and medical papers to see if this was true. To my amazement there are multiple studies, and peer reviewed medical papers that support this amazing information. Honestly I had always thought that I ate fairly healthy. But, I had never heard of adding microgreens to my meals for added nutrition. Let alone did I know that microgreens are superfoods with HUGE health benefits. As more and more people discover microgreens and their fantastic nutritional benefits and amazing health benefits more and more people will get their vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants from micros. In addition "Flavonoids, carotenoids, and α-tocopherol were found in relatively high amounts across a range of microgreen types. They are excellent sources of the phenolics (rutin, quercetin, vitexin, isovitexin, orientin, isoorientin, and chlorogenic acids) that give microgreens their potent antioxidant, disease-fighting, anti-aging capabilities." (Microgreens) 

Let's deep dive into some comparisons of fully grown vegetables vs. microgreens. The graphs below are the amount of vitamins and minerals found in 100 g of the mature vegetable vs. microgreens. I am going to compare arugula vs arugula microgreens, red beets vs red beet microgreens, radish vs. radish microgreens, and peas vs. pea microgreens. We are going to focus on Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K, Lutein, and Beta Cartone. 

 

  

Above is a graph that compares the amount of Vitamin C in a 100 grams of the full gown vegetable versus that vegetables microgreen. In arugula microgreens there is 32% more Vitamin C then arugula, 75% more Vitamin C in red beet microgreens versus red beets, 64% more Vitamin C in radish microgreens versus radishes, 9% more Vitamin C in peas microgreens versus peas. In the graph we can see that all the microgreens listed clearly have more Vitamin C per 100g then the fully grown vegetable.

 

 

 

Above is a graph that compares the amount of Vitamin E in a 100 grams of the vegetable versus that vegetables micorgreen. In arugula microgreens there is 200% more Vitamin E then arugula,  350% more Vitamin E in red beet microgreens versus red beets, 200% more Vitamin E in radish microgreens versus radishes, 350% more Vitamin E in peas microgreens versus peas.  In the graph we can see that all the microgreens listed clearly have more Vitamin E per 100g then the fully grown vegetable.

 

 

Above is a graph that compares the amount of Vitamin K in a 100 grams of the vegetable versus that vegetables micorgreen. In arugula microgreens there is 67% more Vitamin K then arugula,  1900% more Vitamin K in red beet microgreens versus red beets, 900% more Vitamin K in radish microgreens versus radishes, 103% more Vitamin K in peas versus pea microgreens. In the graph we can see that all the microgreens listed clearly have more Vitamin K per 100g then the fully grown vegetable. 

 

 

Above is a graph that compares the amount of Lutein in a 100 grams of the vegetable versus that vegetables micorgreen. In arugula microgreens there is 15% more Lutein then arugula, 60% more Lutein in red beet microgreens versus red beets, 50% more Lutein in radish microgreens versus radishes, 80% more 
Lutein in peas versus pea microgreens. In the graph we can see that all the microgreens listed clearly have more Lutein per 100g then the fully grown vegetable.

  

 

Above is a graph that compares the amount of Beta Carotene in a 100 grams of the vegetable versus that vegetables micorgreen. In arugula microgreens there is 80% more Beta Carotene then arugula, 80% more Beta Carotene in red beet microgreens versus red beets, 8% more Beta Carotene in radish microgreens versus radishes, 80% more Beta Carotenein peas versus pea microgreens. In the graph we can see that all the microgreens listed clearly have more Beta Carotene per 100g then the fully grown vegetable.

 

The comparison of fully grown vegetables versus microgreens is mind blowing. I have seen satistics of microgreens being up to 40 times higher nutrition in vitamin, mineral, and antioxidant levels. However, the graphs clearly show that there are levels of nutrients are way higher then just 40 times the nutrition. With this information we can conclude that eating both a variety of fully grown vegetables and a variety of microgreens will assist everyone in eating a well rounded diet full of the nutrients that our bodies need to promote overall health.

 

Have a question about which microgreens you should add to your meals? Reach out as we always love to talk everything micorgreens!! In addition to fresh microgreens that we sell locally in Arizona we also feature 100% pure and natural Microgreen Microblends Nutrient Rich Seasonings and our 100% pure and natural Microgreens Powder Nutrient Rich Micropowder. Either of these incredibily nutritious and delicious products can be shipped anywhere in the US.