Since their beginning in the Californian restaurant arena in the 1980s, microgreens have steadily achieved popularity. They are also known as micro herbs or vegetable confetti, stand rich in flavor and add a nice splash of hue to various dishes.
Despite their elegant size, they pack a nutritional punch, often containing higher nutrient levels than more mature vegetable greens. It makes them an excellent addition to any diet.
Microgreens
Microgreens are fresh vegetable greens that are nearly 1–3 inches (2.5–7.5 cm) tall. They have a sweet-smelling flavor and concentrated nutrient content and appear in a diversity of colors and textures. Microgreens are considered baby plants, falling somewhere between a sprout and baby green.
That said, you shouldn’t be confused with sprouts, which do not have leaves. Nodes also have a much shorter growing cycle of 2–7 days. On the other hand, microgreens are usually harvested 7–21 days after germination, once the plant’s first real leaves have emerged.
Microgreens are more similar to baby greens in that only their stems and leaves are considered edible. However, unlike baby greens, they are much smaller and can be sold before being harvested. People can grow microgreens from any herb or vegetable. The flavor will depend on the plant.
Health Benefits
The following are the health benefits of Microgreens:
- They help lessen your risk of heart disease.
- Microgreens help fight cancer.
- They help boost your immune system.
- Microgreens help improve eyesight.
- They help reduce constipation.
- Microgreens help ward off digestive ailments.
- They help lower cholesterol.
- Microgreens supplement protein intake for fitness enthusiasts.
Is Eating Them Risky?
Eating microgreens is usually considered safe. However, one suspicion is the risk of food poisoning. The probability of bacterial growth is extensively minor in microgreens than in sprouts. Microgreens need somewhat less warm and wet conditions than sprouts do, and only the leaf and stem, preferably the seed and root, are utilized.
HydroRoot – An Ideal Choice
HydroRoot is an urban microgreen operation located in Mckenzie Towne SE Calgary, AB providing fresh microgreens and shoots. HydroRoot has come a long way since its inception and distributes microgreens to stores, restaurants, and markets in Calgary and beyond.
What are we offering?
We offer you cost-effective, clean, environment-friendly, reliable, and sustainable microgreens throughout the year, even with our Alberta Winter Season.
HydroRoot’s microgreens are grown in a very different and unique way with no soil or dirt contact. Nutrient-based water runs under the roots, and with the moisture in between, it attracts the origins into the nutrient-based water for optimum quality nutrient growth. This growing activity occurs indoors in a very sanitized, clean, and protected environment resulting in clean, healthy & highly nutritious products all year round.
Current List of our Home-Grown Microgreens
HydroRoot offers the following home-grown microgreens:
- Arugula
- Curl Cress
- Daikon Radish
- Red Radish
- Sunflower
- Red Cabbage
- Sugar Peas
- Amaranth
- Broccoli
- Lentils
- Wasabi Mustard
- Spicy Mix
- Original Mix
- Spring Mix
Final Words
We strongly recommend everyone to choose HydroRoot to get quality microgreens in Calgary. Our microgreens are flavourful and can easily be added to your diet in various ways. They’re also usually very nutritious and may also decrease your risk of several diseases. We are hopeful that this article will be helpful for microgreens lovers. Thank you, and goodbye!
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