Selenium Biofortification Impacts the Nutritive Value, Polyphenolic Content, and Bioactive Constitution of Variable Microgreens Genotypes

• Main Authors: Antonio Pannico (Author), Christophe El-Nakhel (Author), Giulia Graziani (Author), Marios C. Kyriacou (Author), Maria Giordano (Author), Georgios A. Soteriou (Author), Armando Zarrelli (Author), Alberto Ritieni (Author), Stefania De Pascale (Author), Youssef Rouphael (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Selenium (Se) is considered essential for human nutrition as it is involved in the metabolic pathway of selenoproteins and relevant biological functions. Microgreens, defined as tender immature greens, constitute an emerging functional food characterized by overall higher levels of phytonutrients th...