Microgreens Guide

Microgreens explained: what they are, how they differ from sprouts, what the research says about nutrition, and how they're grown.

A step-by-step look at how we at AgriZen grow our microgreens, from seed selection to harvest, and why controlled indoor growing produces a more consistent crop.

A research-backed look at microgreens vs vegetables: where microgreens win on nutrients, where vegetables still win, and what it means for your diet.

The complete guide to cooking with microgreens: why they taste the way they do, the golden rule for using them, and ideas for every meal.

Everyday Tray, Wellness Duo, or Family Subscription? A practical guide to choosing the right AgriZen microgreens option for how you actually eat.

Broccoli microgreens don't contain sulforaphane fresh - they contain its precursor. And how you prepare them changes how much you end up with.

Wheatgrass: usually gluten-free, but not automatically so. Real taste, nutrition, a specific chlorophyll figure, and how it's actually used.

Sunflower microgreens: crunchy, nutty, a good protein source, though not the 'complete protein' it's often called. Real tocopherol data included.

Some people taste soap in coriander, and it's genetic. Now we know exactly which compounds are responsible. Real taste, nutrition, carotenoids.

Fenugreek can make sweat smell like maple syrup. It also has trigonelline and diosgenin -- here's what those are and why they matter

Mustard microgreens: a sharp, peppery Brassica variety with sinigrin levels that can rival or exceed kale's. Real taste, nutrition, and uses.

Spinach microgreens: far lower in oxalates than mature spinach, and lower in nitrates too with the right growing regime. Real taste, nutrition, uses.

Kale carries glucoraphanin like broccoli, and in some studies outperforms broccoli cultivars on sulforaphane. Plus the thyroid question, answered properly

Beetroot microgreens: vivid stems, high in betalains, and yes, that red tint in urine afterward is harmless and here's the science.

Red amaranth's colour looks like an anthocyanin, but it's actually a betalain - and a different one from beetroot's. Taste, nutrition, uses.

Sango radish microgreens: a vivid purple Brassica variety, highest in vitamin C of 7 microgreens tested, with a specific pigment worth naming.

Bok choy is a different species from broccoli and kale, and one of the better-absorbed calcium sources going. Real taste, nutrition, uses.

Turnip is the same species as bok choy, and its Brassica compounds aren't sulforaphane either. A microgreen approximates the greens, not the root.

Affilia pea microgreens: sweet, tendril-curled shoots from AgriZen's Legume family. Taste, nutrition, culinary uses, and how they're grown.

Kulthi (horse gram) is one of South Asia's oldest cultivated legumes. Real taste, nutrition, how germination changes its polyphenols, and honest limits.

Alfalfa microgreens: not the same food safety profile as alfalfa sprouts. Real taste, nutrition, chlorophyll and honest protein content.

Oat's beta-glucan is in the grain, not the leaf. But oats carry a compound found in no other common grain, and it's higher in the seedling.

Flax microgreens carry less omega-3 than flaxseed itself, not more. But their lignans survive germination intact. Real taste, nutrition, and uses.

Lettuce microgreens aren't grown the way recalled field romaine is. Real taste, nutrition, named phenolics, and a step-by-step salad bowl recipe.

Basil blackens fast after cutting, and it's the same phenolics this post is about, not spoilage. Real taste, nutrition, and pesto guidance.

Kohlrabi's most abundant glucosinolate isn't what most blogs say it is. Real taste, nutrition, glucoerucin, indole-3-carbinol, and uses.

China Rose is a centuries-old heirloom radish with its own glucosinolate profile. Honest about anthocyanin data gaps. Real taste and nutrition.

Radish flavour swings with the seasons in the field. Grown indoors, Pink Radish stays consistent. Also, honestly: 'Pink Radish' isn't one fixed cultivar.

Vitamin C in microgreens: the enzymatic biochemistry behind collagen, immunity and iron absorption, food sources, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it, with real, sourced numbers.

Iron in microgreens: the oxygen-binding chemistry behind haemoglobin and cellular respiration, food sources, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it.

Calcium: the signalling chemistry behind bone mineralisation, muscle contraction and nerve transmission, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it

Vitamin A (beta-carotene) in microgreens: the biochemistry behind vision, immunity and skin, food sources, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it, with real, sourced numbers.

Lutein and zeaxanthin in microgreens: the macular pigment chemistry behind eye health, food sources, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain them.

Zinc: the metalloenzyme and zinc-finger chemistry behind DNA transcription, wound healing and immune function, and which AgriZen microgreens contain it.

Sulforaphane and Brassica isothiocyanates: the Keap1-Nrf2 signalling chemistry behind their activity, what mustard, turnip, and kohlrabi actually contain

Chlorophyll: the porphyrin ring chemistry behind photosynthesis and its dietary antioxidant activity

Magnesium: the ATP-stabilising chemistry behind energy metabolism, food sources, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it, with real, sourced numbers.

Anthocyanins in microgreens: the flavylium cation chemistry behind their colour and antioxidant activity

Vitamin K: the carboxylation chemistry behind blood clotting and bone proteins, which AgriZen microgreens contain it, and a note on blood-thinning medication

Polyphenols and antioxidants in microgreens: the phenolic ring chemistry and Nrf2 signalling behind their activity, and which AgriZen microgreens contain them.

Plant protein in microgreens: the amino acid chemistry behind protein quality scoring, food sources, real numbers for AgriZen's Legume family

Vitamin E in microgreens: the chain-breaking antioxidant chemistry behind cell membrane protection, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it.

Vitamin B6 in microgreens: the PLP coenzyme chemistry behind amino acid and neurotransmitter metabolism, and which AgriZen microgreens actually contain it.

Potassium in microgreens: the Na+/K+-ATPase pump chemistry behind nerve signalling and heart rhythm, and what's actually within AgriZen's Beetroot microgreens.

Copper and manganese: the cuproenzyme and mitochondrial antioxidant chemistry behind both trace minerals, and which AgriZen Microgreens contain them.

Dietary fibre: the short-chain fatty acid fermentation chemistry behind fibre's gut and metabolic effects, and which AgriZen microgreens contain it.

Folate (vitamin B9): the one-carbon metabolism chemistry behind DNA synthesis and neural tube development, and at look at which AgriZen microgreens contain it.

Omega-3 ALA: the membrane and eicosanoid biochemistry behind essential fatty acids, food sources, and which AgriZen's microgreens offer it.