Journal
PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION
Volume 76, Issue 2, Pages 143-152Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-021-00888-6
Keywords
Germination; Phenolic compounds; Antioxidant activity; Antinutritional factors
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Sprouts are vegetable foods rich in phytonutrients, and their nutritional composition varies depending on the type of sprout and germination conditions. They are highly demanded due to their association with health benefits. Using sprouts to make food products can increase their nutritional value.
Sprouts are vegetable foods rich in phytonutrients, such as glucosinolates, phenolics, and isoflavones. Many studies have shown that sprouts also have high concentrations of vitamins and minerals. In addition to the high concentration of nutrients, sprouts can present a reduction of anti-nutritional factors such as phytates, tannins, and oxalates, which increases the bioaccessibility of minerals. However, their nutritional composition depends on several factors, such as the type of sprout and the germination conditions. In recent years, these foods have been highly demanded because they are associated to many health benefits. Moreover, germination is an easy and fast process, and does not depend on specific climatic conditions (potentially more sustainable to growth). The use of sprouts for the elaboration of food products can be a good strategy to increase the nutritional value of certain products that are widely consumed worldwide. In this sense, studies that evaluated the impact of adding sprouted grains on the nutritional value of some products, as well as the effect on their sensory properties were searched in the scientific literature. Most of them used germinated grain flours to replace wheat flour in food products. The satisfactory results of these products were associated with the type of sprout used and with the level of replacement of the wheat flour. This review briefly explored the nutritional benefits and the sensory acceptance of food products made with added sprouts.
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