Lettuce
By comparing to USDA National Nutrient Databases, microgreens showed a higher level (up to 69 times) of nutrients than its mature counterpart. In particular for lettuce microgreens, it’s found 9x more minerals than in the mature lettuce. Also for lettuce, the 7-day old lettuce microgreens had found the highest concentration of phenolic compounds and antioxidants level than the rest of growth stages, which potentially implies a big role in cancer prevention
