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Potential of legume sprouts as functional food

Sprouts are considered a natural functional food that can be enriched with phytochemicals by manipulating growth, adding essential micronutrients. In the human diet, there is a growing interest in adapting one's eating habits in order to maintain and improve the health of those interested in using seedlings in the diet. The main advantage is that the seeds used for sprouts have not been previously treated with pesticides and the production of sprouts is usually very simple and fast. Recently, sprouts use has increased in the human diet in every aspect, not just in the vegan diet.

sprouts ; diet ; legumes ; gerfits

Sprouts are considered a natural functional food that can be enriched with phytochemicals by manipulating growth, adding essential micronutrients. In the human diet, there is a growing interest in adapting one's eating habits in order to maintain and improve the health of those interested in using seedlings in the diet. The main advantage is that the seeds used for sprouts have not been previously treated with pesticides and the production of sprouts is usually very simple and fast. Recently, sprouts use has increased in the human diet in every aspect, not just in the vegan diet.