Description
Organic Black Oil Sunflower Sprouting Seeds
2-3 Days to maturity. Helianthus annuus. Organic Black Oil Sunflower Sprouting Seeds. Sunflower sprouts are full of vital nutrients and make the perfect snack. Sprouted sunflower seeds should be shelled just like you would flavored seeds from the grocery store, only the process is much easier. The benefit of eating sprouted sunflower seeds is that you get to enjoy a crisp, flavor-filled healthy living-food snack. By sprouting, you unlock a host of beneficial nutrients stored within the living seed otherwise blocked by the traditional flavoring process of store seeds. Certified Organic. ~700 seeds/oz.
Growing Sunflower Sprout Seeds
Sunflower sprouts are easy and fast to grow. Soak the seeds for 8-12 hours to help soften the seed coat and signal the start of germination. We recommend a rate of about 4 Tablespoons of seed (0.25 cups) per cup of water. Proceed to rinse the seeds 2-3 times a day until they are ready to eat. Sunflower sprouts are generally ready to harvest in 2-3 days, just be sure to remove the seed coat before eating. You can easily sprout sunflowers using the tray, jar, or bag methods at home and on the go.
These high quality, certified organic sprouting sunflower seeds have high germination rates for use in sprouting and growing microgreens. We recommend including them in your food storage and regular pantry stock for use in salads, snack, meals, and more! Their resealable packaging makes it easy to use as much as you would like at a time.
Benefits of Sunflower Sprouts
Organic sunflower seeds are high in fiber, protein, essential fatty acids, vitamins A, B complex, C, potassium, and magnesium. They also offer the trace elements zinc, manganese, copper, and chromium. Sunflower sprouts are able to provide many vital nutrients because of their status as a living food. Living foods are known to promote better health when incorporated into the regular everyday diet. In addition to sprouting, sunflowers may also be grown as microgreens. Organic Sunflower microgreens are also rich in chlorophyll, enzymes, vitamins, and proteins.
Culinary Tips
Sprouted sunflowers are best eaten as a casual snack as you would flavored sunflower seeds at a ballpark. Just be sure to remove the hard seeds before enjoying these tasty sprouts. Sunflower sprouts can also be enjoyed in your favorite foods and salads.
