Health benefits:

Wheatgrass is often is squeezed into juice and provides a healthy supplement to your daily need. It’s packed with vitamins such as A, C, E, K, and B6. Its also rich in calcium, magnesium, iron and they also contain several vital antioxidants.  The nutrients contained in Wheatgrass microgreens have antioxidant, antibacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. These include: iron, calcium, chlorophyll, proteins, magnesium, Vitamins A, C, E, K, and B complex.  Wheatgrass is a Super Food. Recent health studies show it can eliminate toxins, help with digestion, boost metabolism and lower your cholesterol.  It contains more than 90 minerals, including potassium, calcium, magnesium and sodium as well as essential enzymes and 19 amino acids.

 

• Diminishes appetite.
• Improves digestion
• Alleviates arthritis. Its chlorophyll fights the inflammation
• Reduces fatigue
• Help getting rid of bad breath and body odors
• Treats skin wounds
• Prevents tooth decay
• Cleanses the liver
• Treats sunburns
• Stabilizes blood sugar level
• Clears sinus congestion
• Contributes in regenerating skin cells
• Helps in acne treatment
• Prevents cancer
• Boost immunity
• Natural expectorant
• Antioxidant
• Helps prevent heart disease

 

How to Use:

The fresh greens are traditionally juiced and consumed as a shot first thing in the morning, often served with a wedge of citrus, or they are blended into smoothies. Wheatgrass can also be incorporated into mocktails as a healthy addition and complements beverages with fruity or tart flavors. Beyond mixing the greens into drinks, Wheatgrass can be used in very small amounts and mixed into dips such as hummus or guacamole, chopped finely into salads, stirred into chilled soups such as gazpacho, or combined into salad dressings and sauces. When mixing into sauces, honey, sugar, and cream will help mask the grassy flavor. Wheatgrass can also be added to chia pudding and yogurt or blended well into custards, ice cream, and chocolate. Wheatgrass pairs well with fruits such as pineapple, banana, apples, oranges, grapes, and coconut, spinach, cucumber, celery, carrots, tomatoes, avocado, ginger, and herbs such as mint, cilantro, and parsley. Fresh Wheatgrass should be harvested and immediately consumed for the best quality and flavor. It can also be stored in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator for up to seven days or frozen for 6 to 12 months.

 

Flavor:

Wheatgrass microgreens have a strong grassy bitter flavor. To access the health benefits associated with wheatgrass microgreens, it is commonly paired with sweeter vegetables and combined in smoothies or juices.

 

Nutritional Benefits:

Wheatgrass contains 70% chlorophyll which structurally resembles hemoglobin (a major component of blood). The most significant chemical difference is that the central element in chlorophyll is magnesium and in hemoglobin it is iron.  Wheatgrass is harvested when the shoots are 7 to 10 days old, it is at this time the nutrients are at the highest levels, and then it is juiced and frozen in 1 ounce portions. After this first stage of growth the plant starts to retain the nutrients and store them in the seed. Wheatgrass is often juiced in order for humans to access the nutrients because of the fibrous structures in the grass.  The nutrients in wheatgrass juice are very available to the body, believed to be due to the high levels of chlorophyll. Wheatgrass juice is rich in vitamins, bioflavonoids, minerals and amino acids.  It contains significant amounts of minerals, such as: iron, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, copper and zinc. Wheat grass juice is high in antioxidants including beta carotene (precursor to vitamin A), vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin B complex, and it contains 17 amino acids (8 of which are essential amino acids). These elements play an important role in human metabolic processes and are vital for general well-being. For example, vitamin A is important for vision, vitamin B complex for the nervous system and vitamin C for the immune system.        Wheatgrass is also good for pets, and many animals (from cats and dogs to birds and turtles) enjoy chewing on the fresh grass shoots. The benefits for animals are believed to be similar to those for humans, but animal digestive systems can tolerate the fiber in the grass and don’t need it to be juiced. In addition, most commercial pet foods do not contain greens and providing wheat grass can replace the grass that many animals naturally select when it’s available outside.