PEA SHOOTSOptimal Nutrition Dates
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MILDCrunchy, very sweet, fresh (tastes just like peas)
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NUTRITIONAL VALUEVitamins A, B, C and E, Calcium, Chlorophyll, Iron, Magnesium, Niacin, Phosphorus, Potassium. Amino Acids
Seven times more vitamin C than blueberries.
Eight times more folate than bean sprouts. Four times more Vitamin A than tomatoes. Up to 69% of high quality bioavailable protein. |
Scientific Studies
Ho CH., Lin YT., LABBE R.G., and Shetty K. Inhibition of Helicobacter Pylori by Phenolic extracts of Sprouted Peas (Pisum Sativum L.) Journal of Food Biochemistry. 2006; 30: 21-34. Conclusion: The potential to use natural phenolic phytochemicals from pea sprouts to control H. pylori was found to be promising.
Liu H., Chen Y., Hu T., Zhang S, Zhang Y., Zhao T., Yu H., Kang Y. The influence of light-emitting diodes on the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities in pea sprouts. Journal of Functional Foods. 2016; 25: 459-465. Conclusions: Previous studies have determined that sprouting is an in-expensive and effective method for increasing the nutritive and nutraceutical quality of legumes…Phenolics are the products of a secondary metabolism in plants and possess a wide range of bioactivities. These activities include antioxidant, anti-carcinogenesis, anti-viral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, and anti-diabetic potential…Seven different phenolic acids (gallic, chloro-genic, o-phthalic, p-hydroxybenzoic, caffeic, p-coumaric, andferulic acid) and four flavonoids (rutin, phloridzin, resveratrol,and kaempferol) were detected in the pea sprouts.
Burguieres E., McCue P., Kwon Y., and Shetty K. Health-Related Functionality of Phenolic-Enriched pea Sprouts in Relation to Diabetes and Hypertension Management. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 2008; 32: 314. Conclusions: It is clear that phenolic-enriched pea sprouts have high antioxidant activity, ACE 1 inhibitory activity and also good inhibitory activity on carbohydrate-modulating enzyme such as alpha-glucosidase related to glucose absorption in the intestine…Through phenolic and diet-based control of hyperglycemia, there is the potential ability to manage diabetes-related complications…Many bioactive components in phenolic-enriched pea seedling extracts can be additional potential hurdles to counter the complications of these major chronic diseases, because of their bioactive ingredient profiles with multiple functions.
Liu H., Chen Y., Hu T., Zhang S, Zhang Y., Zhao T., Yu H., Kang Y. The influence of light-emitting diodes on the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities in pea sprouts. Journal of Functional Foods. 2016; 25: 459-465. Conclusions: Previous studies have determined that sprouting is an in-expensive and effective method for increasing the nutritive and nutraceutical quality of legumes…Phenolics are the products of a secondary metabolism in plants and possess a wide range of bioactivities. These activities include antioxidant, anti-carcinogenesis, anti-viral, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, anti-mutagenic, and anti-diabetic potential…Seven different phenolic acids (gallic, chloro-genic, o-phthalic, p-hydroxybenzoic, caffeic, p-coumaric, andferulic acid) and four flavonoids (rutin, phloridzin, resveratrol,and kaempferol) were detected in the pea sprouts.
Burguieres E., McCue P., Kwon Y., and Shetty K. Health-Related Functionality of Phenolic-Enriched pea Sprouts in Relation to Diabetes and Hypertension Management. Journal of Food Biochemistry. 2008; 32: 314. Conclusions: It is clear that phenolic-enriched pea sprouts have high antioxidant activity, ACE 1 inhibitory activity and also good inhibitory activity on carbohydrate-modulating enzyme such as alpha-glucosidase related to glucose absorption in the intestine…Through phenolic and diet-based control of hyperglycemia, there is the potential ability to manage diabetes-related complications…Many bioactive components in phenolic-enriched pea seedling extracts can be additional potential hurdles to counter the complications of these major chronic diseases, because of their bioactive ingredient profiles with multiple functions.