Taste & Colour
Mild and nutty in flavour. Green leaves.
Nutritional Content
Clover microgreens are packed with protein, fibre, Vitamin C, calcium, iron, magnesium and zinc.
Health Benefits
- Clover sprouts can also help you meet your fiber needs. A 100 g serving contains 2 g of fiber, meeting 8 percent of your daily value. The fiber in clover sprouts can also aid in weight control by slowing digestion, helping you feel full longer. In addition, including more fiber-rich foods in your diet lowers your risk of both heart disease and type 2 diabetes.Removes Body Toxins
- Clover sprouts can also help you meet your protein needs. In fact, most of the calories in clover sprouts, 70 percent, come from its protein content. A 100 g serving of clover sprouts contains 4 g of protein, meeting 8 percent of your daily value. Clover sprouts do not supply all of the essential amino acids, so they are not a complete source of protein. But if you eat a varied diet that includes other vegetables and grains, you should be able to meet all of your essential amino acid needs.
- As previously mentioned, sprouts are a concentrated source of essential nutrients, including vitamins, used to help support growth of the plant. Clover sprouts provide vitamin C, vitamin A, B vitamins and vitamin K. A 100 g serving of clover sprouts provides 14 percent of your daily value for vitamin C and 38 percent of your daily value for vitamin K. Vitamin C is an important antioxidant that protects your cells against oxidative damage and might lower your risk of heart disease and diabetes. Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting.
- Although clover sprouts are not a significant source of any one mineral, they do provide a small amount of several essential ones, including calcium, iron, phosphorus, zinc, selenium and magnesium. One serving of the sprouts meets 5 percent of your daily value for iron. As many as 80 percent of the world's population might be iron deficient, according to the Office of Dietary Supplements. Iron is essential for the production of the proteins that carry oxygen in your body.