Alfalfa Seed for Sprouting Organic

Organic Alfalfa Seed for Sprouting

How to grow Alfalfa Sprouts

• Rinse and soak in clean water for 5-6 hours.
• Drain and rinse and put in your sprouting tray or jar.
• Rinse daily.
• Should be ready within five days.

How to Use Sprouts

Alfalfa sprouts are crisp, their taste fresh, light - almost like crisp lettuce, so they are a great addition to most salads and sandwiches. The sprouts can be used raw or they can also be juiced or cooked in wok dishes like a stir fry.

Nutritonal and health benefits of Alfalfa Sprouts:

• Contains vitamins A, B, C, E and K.
• Also rich in calcium, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, zinc, carotene, chlorophyll, amino acids, trace elements.
• Protein: 35%
• Alfalfa sprouts are rich in canavanine, an amino acid analog known to be beneficial in fighting leukemia, pancreatic and colon cancer as well as fibrocystic breast tumors.
• Alfalfa sprouts are known to be one of the vegetables with the highest amount of antioxidants. Antioxidants are crucial in boosting the immune system as well as fighting free radicals. Antioxidants have long been known to lower the rate of cancer, stroke and heart disease.
• Alfalfa contains oestrogen which helps increase bone formation and improves bone density, therefore helping prevent osteoporosis.