Nutritional quality and health benefits of microgreens, a crop of modern agriculture

Y Zhang, Z Xiao, E Ager, L Kong, L Tan - Journal of Future Foods, 2021 - Elsevier
Microgreens are young, tender greens that are used to enhance the color, texture, or flavor
of salads and main dishes. They can be grown in small scales and indoors, making them …

Glucosinolates from cruciferous vegetables and their potential role in chronic disease: Investigating the preclinical and clinical evidence

EL Connolly, M Sim, N Travica, W Marx… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
An increasing body of evidence highlights the strong potential for a diet rich in fruit and
vegetables to delay, and often prevent, the onset of chronic diseases, including …

Dietary anthocyanins against obesity and inflammation

YM Lee, Y Yoon, H Yoon, HM Park, S Song, KJ Yeum - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Chronic low-grade inflammation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of obesity, due to its
associated chronic diseases such as type II diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, pulmonary …

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 …

Microgreen nutrition, food safety, and shelf life: A review

ER Turner, Y Luo, RL Buchanan - Journal of food science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Microgreens have gained increasing popularity as food ingredients in recent years because
of their high nutritional value and diverse sensorial characteristics. Microgreens are edible …

Vegetable microgreens: The gleam of next generation super foods, their genetic enhancement, health benefits and processing approaches

S Sharma, B Shree, D Sharma, S Kumar… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Considering the well-being cognizance of masses, the microgreens have emerged as the
potential therapeutic functional foods for improving the overall health by dietary …

The science behind microgreens as an exciting new food for the 21st century

U Choe, LL Yu, TTY Wang - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Chronic diseases are a major health problem in the United States. Accumulated data
suggest that consumption of vegetables can significantly reduce the risk of many chronic …

[HTML][HTML] Consumption of dietary anthocyanins and their association with a reduction in obesity biomarkers and the prevention of obesity

A Escalante-Aburto, MY Mendoza-Córdova… - Trends in Food Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The emergency for treating obesity has increased, triggering severe economic
issues worldwide. The consumption of anthocyanins from different dietetic sources or by …

Ganoderic acid A from Ganoderma lucidum protects against alcoholic liver injury through ameliorating the lipid metabolism and modulating the intestinal microbial …

XC Lv, Q Wu, YJ Cao, YC Lin, WL Guo, PF Rao… - Food & Function, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Alcoholic liver injury is mainly caused by long-term excessive alcohol consumption and has
become a global public threat to human health. It is well known that Ganoderma lucidum has …

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 …