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FOOD FACTS

Vegetables

Sprouts

Sprouts

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Introduction

Varieties

Alfalfa sprouts (green tipped, fine white strands) and mung bean sprouts (fatter, thicker and crunchier, from cream to yellow-green).


Nutrition

Low in calories, sprouts are a source of Vitamin C and folate.


History

There is little known about their origin. Sprouts are extremely easy to grow and have been part of Asian cuisine for centuries.