Red cabbage microgreens improve heart health
Till now, eating green vegetables counted as a healthy food habit. Microgreens refer to seedlings of edible plants and herbs that are often grown indoors and are harvested within one or two weeks. Normally served at high-end restaurants only as a garnish, recent food trends show that over 40 types of microgreens are now being grown at homes across the United States.
According to DiamondBack, the USDA research plant physiologist, Gene Lester, and his colleagues found that the microgreens may have up to 40 times more nutrients and vitamins than their matured counterparts. Leser said, "The finding was completely shocking. We were aware that greener vegetables tend to be better, but we did not expect them to be so nutrient-dense."
Knowing of the cholesterol lowering effects of red cabbage, Wang and his team hypothesized that red cabbage microgreens could be even more beneficial than mature red cabbage.
source: latinoshealth.com
