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«Dryad» - Organic Wheat Seeds
1.14 €
Wheat grass is considered a highly nutritious and cleansing food source, rich in protein (up to 30%), carbohydrate; vitamins C, E, B, B17; minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium; amino acids, antioxidants, chlorophyll.
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Organic Wheat «Dryad»
Wheat grass is considered a highly nutritious and cleansing food source, rich in protein (up to 30%), carbohydrate; vitamins C, E, B, B17; minerals such as calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, sodium, potassium; amino acids, antioxidants, chlorophyll and enzymes.
Please note: Wheatgrass 'sprouts' by definition are really a microgreen and are best grown in seedling trays. Wheat germinates best at 20 - 25 °C; avoid winter sprouting.
Triticum Aestivum, better known as wheatgrass, is an incredible plant. Everyone knows it's good for you, but do you know exactly what nutrients you get?
Despite its name, wheatgrass actually has no wheat in it—yes, good news for those who are allergic to gluten. It's prepared from the cotyledons (a part of the embryo within the seed of any plant) of the common wheat plant, and often pressed to create juice.
Wheatgrass can be grown either indoors or outdoors, and its leaves are harvested when a leaf "splits" to grow another leave.
It's been around for over 5000 years, used in ancient Egypt and maybe even early Mesopotamia. It has been cited that Egyptians also used wheatgrass for their incredible health properties.
In the 1930s, Charles F. Schnabel's experiments brought attention to the plant, and by the '40s, powdered versions of the grass were sold throughout North America.