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EVEC Microgreens
Category Health & Lifestyle
The health and wellbeing side of microgreens — nutrition, diet, sports performance, pregnancy, skincare and everyday healthy living with tiny greens.
Microgreens and skin: what the vitamin C evidence shows
Microgreens have been measured at 20.4 to 147 mg of vitamin C per 100 g, and vitamin C is a required cofactor for collagen synthesis. What that does and does not justify for skin — and the six skincare claims we removed from this page.
Microgreens in a Weight-Conscious Diet — Part 2
Red cabbage, cilantro, amaranth, daikon and fenugreek microgreens and weight management: what dietary fibre evidence actually supports, and the fat-burning claims we removed.
Microgreens in a Weight-Conscious Diet — Part 1
What the fibre evidence supports, why we could not source the satiety claim, what the University of Maryland microgreen study did and did not measure, and why greens alone will not do the job.
How to eat microgreens: five ways, and what they do not do
Cutting calories without cutting nutrients: what microgreens contribute to a balanced diet, what the animal studies actually showed, and five ways to eat them from smoothies to muffins.
Broccoli Microgreens and Sulforaphane: What the Research Actually Shows
Broccoli microgreens are rich in sulforaphane, one of the most extensively studied dietary isothiocyanates. What the laboratory, animal and early human research actually shows — including the trial that found no effect.
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