About Micro Market

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     Microgreens are packed with nutrients. While their nutrient contents vary slightly, most varieties tend to be rich in potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium and copper. Microgreens are also a great source of beneficial plant compounds like antioxidants. Their nutrient content is concentrated, which means that they often contain higher vitamin, mineral and antioxidant levels than the same quantity of mature greens.

     In fact, research comparing microgreens to more mature greens reports that nutrient levels in microgreens can be up to nine times higher than those found in mature greens. Research also shows that they contain a wider variety of polyphenols and other antioxidants than their mature counterparts. Polyphenols protect the body's tissues against oxidative stress and associated pathologies such as cancers, coronary heart disease and inflammation. 

     The last half of the 20th century saw the rise of suburbanization and the simultaneous rise in chronic diseases related to inactivity—heart disease, obesity and diabetes. At New Leaf Microgreens, we feel we have a specific responsibility to promote and support the health, safety, and welfare of all residents by helping to create communities that will reverse this trend, especially through hard work, daily exercise, healthier choices, and by supporting investments that enable and encourage active lifestyles and offer healthy alternatives. Growing evidence has suggested that a walk daily and access to fresh microgreens helped to prevent, chronic diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension.