30 women, 28 days, one microgreens smoothie


A registered human trial. The first 13 results are in, and one number is still missing.͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ 
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Vol. 7 · No. 37 · Week of September 4 – 10, 2026 · microgreensworld.com
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Science & Research · Human Trial

Thirty women drank a microgreens smoothie every day for 28 days in a registered trial, and the first thirteen results answer one question while leaving the bigger one open.

Proceedings of the Nutrition Society · 2026

This Week's Stories

Science & Research

Two microgreen species flag light stress inside two hours. One takes ten.

Science & Research

Grown to maturity, one cabbage beat its own microgreens on the measures growers quote most.

Industry & Business

The vendor-application scam has now cost a market seller $600, and the emails look right.

Science & Research

One salt in the nutrient solution lifted mustard yield, chlorophyll and glucosinolates, and nothing went down.

Also in this week's full issue: a $9.76 billion market forecast worth reading twice, a Florianópolis farm shipping to 95 outlets, Washington's record $96 million market year, a fifteen-sensor rig that lost two thirds of its data, and a $5,000 grant closing Sept. 18.

Plus six action items pulled straight from this week's research.

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