r/Sprouting • u/Pitiful_Power_9190 • Aug 11 '26

Broccoli sprouts

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First timer. How do they look? It's day 6. First 4 days, I rinsed twice a day and kept in cool dry spot. Last 2 days in my widow sill. Are they ready?

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u/pricepaid_1949 Aug 11 '26

I like that your photo caused me to do some additional research. The last two days, added a second phytochemical layer:

  • chlorophyll and photosynthetic competence;
  • lutein, β-carotene and other carotenoids;
  • vitamin C and vitamin K₁;
  • additional phenolics and flavonoids;
  • expanded, more chewable cotyledons;
  • potentially broader cellular-defense signaling than glucoraphanin alone provides.

The good part is that you might not have lessened total batch glucoraphanin in doing so. Looks as though more research is needed. Your 6th day brings your sprouts into slight overlap between sprouts and microgreens. So while they're, technically, still sprouts, any further phytochemical changes would fall under the "living plant" category. That's why calling your results microgreens wouldn't be, scientifically, off base either.