Amaranth Microgreens

SKU: NY92294

Amaranth Microgreens have vibrant magenta/red cotyledons & stems.

$25.00EA

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For Bootstrap Farmer products we discount based on the quantity of items ordered per product item. The discounts are built into the pack price. Generally, the larger the pack size the greater the discount. E.g. 1020 trays: 5 pack = 5%, 10 pack = 7.5%, 20 pack = 12.5% and 30 pack = 15%.

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Description - About Product

Amaranth Microgreens are very fragile and light – weighing much less than other microgreens. They also take longer to grow! Therefore, they have a higher price per gram.

Use a small quantity of Amaranth Microgreens to add an intense ‘pop’ of colour to your dish.

Vibrant magenta/red cotyledons & stems.
Mild, sweet flavour.

Nutrient Description:

Vibrant pink colour, makes salads look interesting and fun. Amaranth comes with the benefits of being good for digestion, hearts and bones, being anti-inflammatory and also good for blood purification and clotting. Amaranth also has one of the highest concentrations of Vitamin K of all the microgreens.

Nutrients:

Vitamin K
Vitamin E
Vitamin C
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Protein
Magnesium
Calcium
Iron
Beta-Carotene
Lutein/ Zeaxanthin

References:

Xiao, Z., Lester, G. E., Luo, Y., & Wang, Q. (2012). Assessment of vitamin and carotenoid concentrations of emerging food products: edible microgreens. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 60(31), 7644-7651.
Weber, C. F. (2017). Broccoli microgreens: A mineral-rich crop that can diversify food systems. Frontiers in nutrition, 4, 7.

Burguieres, E., Mccue, P., KWON, Y. I., & Shetty, K. (2008). Health‐related functionality of phenolic‐enriched pea sprouts in relation to diabetes and hypertension management. Journal of Food biochemistry, 32(1), 3-14.

Liu, H., Chen, Y., Hu, T., Zhang, S., Zhang, Y., Zhao, T., … & Kang, Y. (2016). The influence of light-emitting diodes on the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities in pea sprouts. Journal of Functional Foods, 25, 459-465.

U.S. Department of Agriculture. Agricultural Research Service. https://www.usda.gov/

https://betterme.world/articles/sunflower-microgreens-nutrition/

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/316075#nutrition