Microgreens—A comprehensive review of bioactive molecules and health benefits

M Bhaswant, DK Shanmugam, T Miyazawa, C Abe… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Microgreens, a hypothesized term used for the emerging food product that is developed from
various commercial food crops, such as vegetables, grains, and herbs, consist of developed …

Effect of light on quality of preharvest and postharvest edible mushrooms and its action mechanism: A review

Y Feng, H Xu, Y Sun, R Xia, Z Hou, Y Li, Y Wang… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Edible mushrooms are favored by people for their rich nutrition, medicinal value
and unique flavor. However, the improvement of the yield and quality of preharvest edible …

Vertical farming-smart urban agriculture for enhancing resilience and sustainability in food security

S Oh, C Lu - The Journal of Horticultural Science and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Global food security has been significantly threatened by the Covid-19 pandemic and
several prolonged challenges such as climate change, population increases, shortage of …

Microgreens for home, commercial, and space farming: a comprehensive update of the most recent developments

Z Teng, Y Luo, DJ Pearlstein… - Annual Review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Microgreens are edible young plants that have recently attracted interest because of their
color and flavor diversity, phytonutrient abundance, short growth cycle, and minimal space …

UV and visible spectrum led lighting as abiotic elicitors of bioactive compounds in sprouts, microgreens, and baby leaves—A comprehensive review including their …

F Artés-Hernández, N Castillejo, L Martínez-Zamora - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: According to social demands, the agri-food industry must elaborate convenient
safe and healthy foods rich in phytochemicals while minimising processing inputs like …

Effect of different ratios of blue and red led light on brassicaceae microgreens under a controlled environment

A Brazaitytė, J Miliauskienė, V Vaštakaitė-Kairienė… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The consumption of microgreens has increased due to their having higher levels of bioactive
compounds and mineral nutrients than mature plants. The lighting conditions during the …

A comprehensive review of effects of electrolyzed water and plasma-activated water on growth, chemical compositions, microbiological safety and postharvest quality …

H Wang, Y Zhang, H Jiang, J Cao, W Jiang - Trends in Food Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background As a star vegetable, sprouts have many advantages, such as high nutritional
value, crisp and juicy taste, short growth cycle and simple cultivation conditions, which have …

Effect of LED lights on the growth, nutritional quality and glucosinolate content of broccoli, cabbage and radish microgreens

K Demir, G Sarıkamış, GÇ Seyrek - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of red (R), blue (B) and far-red (FR) LED lights and their combination
(R+ B, R+ FR, B+ FR, R+ B+ FR) together with white (W) LED light as control, on the growth …

The role of emerging micro-scale vegetables in human diet and health benefits—An updated review based on microgreens

J Teng, P Liao, M Wang - Food & function, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Increasing public concern about health has prompted humans to find new sources of food.
Microgreens are young and immature plants that have been recently introduced as a new …

Shaping and tuning lighting conditions in controlled environment agriculture: A review

DCJ Neo, MMX Ong, YY Lee, EJ Teo… - … Agricultural Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Light is one of the most important ingredients for healthy plant growth. It is also responsible
for triggering a number of plant physiological responses. For centuries, humans have relied …