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Recipe: Banana Peanut Butter Sprouthie

Getting bored of eating salads? It is time for you to try some sprouthies. Our goal of creating this new section is to make it easier for everyone to enjoy the benefits of sprouts. You won’t believe how a balanced cup of sprouthie with vegetables, fruits, grains and sprouts has so many benefits to your… Read more

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Recipe: Teriyaki chicken, broccoli sprouts and egg salad sandwiches

Autumn is here, feels like having a picnic? Nothing beats good sandwiches for picnics! How about making teriyaki chicken, broccoli sprouts and egg salad sandwiches? Teriyaki chicken, broccoli sprouts and egg salad sandwiches Ingredients: 2 Slices Toasted Whole-grain Bread 1 Potion Teriyaki Chicken* 35 g Soft-boiled Egg Salad^ 20 g Julienned Carrots 20 g Julienned… Read more

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Sprouting 101: How many seeds should I put in my sprouting container?

Sprouting 101: How much seeds should I put in my sprouting container? There is no absolute correct answer to this question as we can use any container for sprouting and our jar is just making it simpler. The golden rule of optimal sprouting seeds number is whenever it covers the bottom of the container (see… Read more

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The Detox Ability of Broccoli Sprouts

The Detox Ability of Broccoli Sprouts Summer is almost gone and the air quality will be worse as northern winds are carrying particles from nearby industrial Guangdong to Hong Kong. In October last year, the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classified air pollution as a group 1 carcinogen. This puts air pollution… Read more

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Broccoli Sprouts on Preventing and Treating Hair Loss

Broccoli sprouts on preventing and treating hair loss In Japanese supermarkets, broccoli sprouts are usually packaged in palm size and sold in vegetable counters. They are always mixed in salads or paired with meats and are very commonly seen on Japanese dining tables. But do you know that broccoli sprouts are also effective in preventing… Read more

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Taste of Sprouts

  Have you ever wonder how will your sprouts taste before growing them? Here is a quick guide to the taste of 6 commonly grown spouts: Adzuki bean sprouts: The beans themselves are very sweet. When they sprout, they form fine, grass-like sprouts that have a nutty taste. Alfalfa sprouts: One of our favourite. They… Read more

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Sprouting 101: Do my sprouts need sunlight?

Do my sprouts need sunlight? Sprouts rely on the nutrient from seeds to grow and thus soil and light matter less. They actually grow best in indirect light and sometimes direct sunlight may even harm these fragile baby plants. However, a bit of sunlights will be needed for sprouts with green leaves to perform photosynthesis… Read more

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Sprouting 101: My sprouts look moldy :-(

My Sprouts look moldy Normally you see these white ‘mold’ just before your rinse and 99.9% of them are actually root hairs, especially when you are growing Broccoli or Radish. Try to rinse them and they should fall back to the main root. You probably would not see them again until your next rinse. Of… Read more