Common name: Onion
Scientific name: Allium cepa
Germination time: 2-3 days
Harvest time; 7-10 days
Flavour: Sweet and spicy. Pungent
Nutrition: Onion microgreens contain Vitamins, A, B, C and E, calcium, iron, zinc, phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and amino acids.
Health benefits: Onion microgreens help increase the enzymatic activity throughout the body, prevent anemia, lower cholesterol, reduce blood pressure, as well as with weight loss.
Onion microgreens are usually ready to harvest in 7-10 days. Microgreens are richer sources of various micronutrient especially vitamins and minerals. Some of the lipophilic vitamins are much higher in microgreens than mature parts. Like vitamin E content of microgreens is forty times higher than the mature parts. Anti-nutritional factors like nitrates and nitrite contents are low in microgreens. In addition to this microgreens are a dense source of various bioactive compounds. Microgreens are used in salads, sandwich and soups. It can also be used for stuffing parantha
