Hello Reader, Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, I wanted to take a moment to say thank you. Whether you've been with Microgreens World since 2017 or just discovered us last month, you're the reason this community exists. Your questions, your wins, your "look what I grew!" moments. They fuel everything we do here. This year? We're going bigger. You'll see a fresh website designed to help you find exactly what you need, faster. New courses are in development. And yes, the Phytonutrient...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 38 Tuesday, 28 October 2025 Hello Reader, Slovak researchers exposed H295R cancer cells to fenugreek microgreen extract at 300 and 1000 µg/mL for 48 hours. At the higher dose, mitochondrial activity—the energy function keeping cells alive—dropped to 30%. Cell membranes collapsed. Lysosomal activity...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 37 Tuesday, 21 October 2025 Hello Reader, German researchers tracked 234 people with prediabetes who didn't lose weight—some even gained pounds. Yet 22% reversed their condition anyway. The secret? Their bodies stored new fat under skin instead of around organs. These folks improved both insulin sensitivity...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 36 Tuesday, 14 October 2025 Hello Reader, I read that finding twice. Pomegranate microgreens delivered ninety times the antioxidant activity of seeds—not 90 percent. Phenolic content jumped 30-fold in the same window. The study examined 60+ micro-herb species over 25 years. Pomegranate wasn't alone. Each...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 35 Tuesday, 07 October 2025 Hello Reader, Your Iron Pills Don't Work Like This Italian researchers simulated human digestion—exact pH, temperature, enzymes. Three microgreens tested. Swiss chard released 33% more iron. The mechanism behind absorption changes everything. → See what bioaccessibility means...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 34 Tuesday, 30 September 2025 Hello Reader, Ethiopian kale microgreens killed aggressive prostate cancer cells in three separate labs. The cancer cells stopped dividing. Twenty-eight days of testing: zero toxicity. The compounds—sulforaphane, glucosinolates, phenolic acids—activated genes that fight cancer...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 33 Tuesday, 23 September 2025 Hello Reader, Growers using "gentle" drying methods are destroying 21% more nutrients than those using this "harsh" technique. Penn State's new study proves what the industry got backwards. The temperature everyone recommends as "safer" actually lets destructive enzymes chop up...
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MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 32 Tuesday, 16 September 2025 Hello Reader, You know that handful of microgreens you sprinkle on your salad? Well, new research just dropped a bombshell that changes everything we thought we knew about chia microgreens. Seven university studies reveal these tiny leaves pack 900% more nutrition than anyone...
6 months ago • 1 min read
MICROGREENS WEEKLY DIGEST Your weekly digest of everything microgreens, delivering the latest news, science, nutrition facts, trends, and recipes straight to your inbox. Volume 2025 Number 31 Monday, 08 September 2025 Hello Reader, While most people wait for the "next breakthrough," you're about to access research that changes everything about cancer protection. Brassica microgreens don't just contain nutrients—they actively hunt down cancer cells while protecting healthy tissue. Lab results...
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