Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential
The design of novel and functional foods is a major driver of innovation in the food industry, which strives to meet consumer's rising demand and expectations for healthy foods. In recent years, microgreens have received popularity as functional foods due to their high-density nutrients and bio...
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| author | Mahinder Partap Diksha Sharma Deekshith HN Meenakshi Thakur Vipasha Verma Ujala Bhavya Bhargava |
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| description | The design of novel and functional foods is a major driver of innovation in the food industry, which strives to meet consumer's rising demand and expectations for healthy foods. In recent years, microgreens have received popularity as functional foods due to their high-density nutrients and bioactive or secondary metabolite content. The morphology of microgreens is comprised of well-developed cotyledonalary leaves, immature true leaves, and a central stem. The scientific literature has documented numerous studies on microgreens such as nutritional content assessment, metabolite accumulation, nutraceutical potential, and shelf life enhancement. Physical, chemical, biological, and cultivation factors significantly increased the microgreen’s photosynthetic efficiency, growth, nutrient profile, antioxidant activity, and metabolite content. Using omics data, scientists have investigated the underlying molecular mechanism and potential gene(s) associated with nutrients, specialized metabolites, stress resistance, shelf-life enhancement, and disease resistance in nutraceutical plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3060307845a14b3b842a4a3db23d7e1f2023-08-09T04:32:38ZengElsevierJournal of Functional Foods1756-46462023-08-01107105697Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potentialMahinder Partap0Diksha Sharma1Deekshith HN2Meenakshi Thakur3Vipasha Verma4 Ujala5Bhavya Bhargava6Floriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFloriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, IndiaFloriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, IndiaFloriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, IndiaFloriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, IndiaFloriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaFloriculture Laboratory, Agrotechnology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) - Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, HP, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, Uttar Pradesh, India; Corresponding author: Senior Scientist (CSIR-IHBT) and Assistant Professor (AcSIR), CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (IHBT), Post Box No. 6, Palampur 176061, H.P., India.The design of novel and functional foods is a major driver of innovation in the food industry, which strives to meet consumer's rising demand and expectations for healthy foods. In recent years, microgreens have received popularity as functional foods due to their high-density nutrients and bioactive or secondary metabolite content. The morphology of microgreens is comprised of well-developed cotyledonalary leaves, immature true leaves, and a central stem. The scientific literature has documented numerous studies on microgreens such as nutritional content assessment, metabolite accumulation, nutraceutical potential, and shelf life enhancement. Physical, chemical, biological, and cultivation factors significantly increased the microgreen’s photosynthetic efficiency, growth, nutrient profile, antioxidant activity, and metabolite content. Using omics data, scientists have investigated the underlying molecular mechanism and potential gene(s) associated with nutrients, specialized metabolites, stress resistance, shelf-life enhancement, and disease resistance in nutraceutical plants.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464623002979AntioxidantBioactive compoundsFood-omicsFunctional foodMicrogreensNutraceutical |
| spellingShingle | Mahinder Partap Diksha Sharma Deekshith HN Meenakshi Thakur Vipasha Verma Ujala Bhavya Bhargava Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential Journal of Functional Foods Antioxidant Bioactive compounds Food-omics Functional food Microgreens Nutraceutical |
| title | Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential |
| title_full | Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential |
| title_fullStr | Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential |
| title_short | Microgreen: A tiny plant with superfood potential |
| title_sort | microgreen a tiny plant with superfood potential |
| topic | Antioxidant Bioactive compounds Food-omics Functional food Microgreens Nutraceutical |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464623002979 |
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