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EVEC Microgreens
Category Scientific Library
Open-access scientific research on microgreens, hosted for free educational use with full attribution to the original authors and publishers under their Creative Commons licences.
The antioxidant capacity of radish microgreens
The antioxidant capacity of radish microgreens, explained from the science: what a key study found about their antioxidant properties and why it matters for you.
Microgreens: the future of urban agriculture and superfoods. Part II A Post-Harvest Guide.
Part two of our urban agriculture series: what happens after the harvest — post-harvest handling, storage, light treatments, and the "superfood" claim we removed.
Microgreens: the future of urban agriculture and superfoods Part I
Why a review paper frames microgreens as urban horticulture's future — cities, hidden hunger, short cycles — and the chronic-disease claim we corrected here.
The history of microgreens: from ancient times to today
The Egyptian, Chinese and Roman origin story, the monastery gardens, the 1980s San Francisco chefs: what is repeated everywhere, and what we could not verify.
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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