Sprouts nutrition
#1
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Sprouts nutrition
When I make sprouts (alfalfa, broccoli, etc.), after about 3 - 4 days they are developed enough to eat, and I like them at that stage although they are smaller than what you normally would find in a store. However, if I continue the process for another day or two, they naturally become bigger and bulkier. The question is, do they also produce more nutrients? In other words, is it better to let them grow more to produce more nourishment? Or is the nutritional value limited to what was present in each seed, and it only becomes more dilute when you let them grow longer?
#2
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Sprouts, in just water, are born with all the nutrition they will ever have. The sprout is living off the nutrients packaged in the seed. Enzymes activated by germination change the nutrients in the seed which is why a sprout can more nutritious (with the stuff our bodies need) and be sweeter tasting than it's seed.
TomVZ
voted this post useful.