Vegetable

Microgreens

Microgreens are seedlings of vegetables and herbs harvested after the first true leaves appear—larger than sprouts, smaller than baby leaf. Flavour concentrates the adult plant (radish heat, basil perfume, pea sweetness) in a tender stem and leaf. Use raw as garnish, salad, or sandwich layer. Snip above the soil line; do not cook hard. Sold as mixed or single-variety trays. A production style of many species rather than one botanical root—treated here as a culinary produce category cooks buy by name.

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Quantity

Unit

Kg Liters Whole

Note

Cuts & parts

Cut

Tray

Breeds & varieties

A sample of named types with their own origin and culinary profiles.

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Radish Microgreen

Sunflower Microgreen

Pea Shoot Microgreen

Mixed Microgreens

Characteristics

Preparations

ChilledChoppedCookedFreshFrozenGrilledPickledRoastedSlicedWhole

Provenance

OrganicSeasonalSingle Origin

Sources

Indoor FarmedOutdoor FarmedWild

Traits

ColourfulFreshGarnishIntenseTender

Nutrition

Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.

Nutrition Facts

Per 100 g edible portion

Calories 35.3

Amount per 100 g

Total Fat 0.29 g
Saturated Fat 0.05 g
Trans Fat 0 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 20.8 mg
Salt 0.05 g
Total Carbohydrate 7.14 g
Dietary Fibre 2.39 g
Total Sugars 3.13 g
Complex / starch 1.96 g
Protein 1.84 g
Water 92.3 g

Detailed nutrients

Energy 35.3 kcal
Water 92.3 g
Carbohydrates 7.14 g
- Sugars 3.13 g
  - Monosaccharides 2.2 g
  - Disaccharides 0.94 g
- Starch 1.96 g
  - Amylose 0.49 g
  - Amylopectin 1.47 g
  - Digestible Starch 1.67 g
  - Resistant Starch 0.2 g
- Fibre 2.39 g
  - Soluble Fibre 0.84 g
  - Insoluble Fibre 1.55 g
Protein 1.84 g
- Plant Protein 1.75 g
Fat 0.29 g
- Saturated Fat 0.05 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0.05 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.14 g
  - Omega-3 0.01 g
  - Omega-6 0.07 g
Vitamins 556 mg
- Vitamin A 20 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.06 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.56 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.28 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 1.4 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 134 µg
- Vitamin C 51 mg
- Vitamin E 1.31 mg
- Vitamin K 346 µg
Minerals 419 mg
- Major Minerals 413 mg
  - Calcium 66 mg
  - Sodium 20.8 mg
  - Potassium 326 mg
- Trace Minerals 6.5 mg
  - Iron 1.1 mg
  - Zinc 0.4 mg
  - Iodine 5 µg
Salt 0.05 g
- Sodium Chloride 0.05 g

Vitamins

vitamin-c: 51 · vitamin-a: 20 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.06 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.08 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.56 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.28 · vitamin-b6: 0.14 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 1.4 · vitamin-b9-folate: 134.3 · vitamin-e: 1.31 · vitamin-k: 346.4 ·

Minerals

Sodium: 20.78 · Potassium: 326 · Calcium: 66 · Iron: 1.1 · Zinc: 0.4 · Iodine: 5 ·

Most vegetables are high-water, low-energy, with fibre and potassium ahead of protein.

In the kitchen

Culinary partners and combinations that usually underperform with Microgreens.

Pairs well with

Classic and complementary matches

Usually avoid with

Often clash in flavour or tradition

History

1980US

California chefs began plating microgreens as refined garnishes.

2000

Urban farms industrialised microgreen trays for restaurants.

2015

Home kits and supermarket punnets made microgreens a retail product.