Sprouting
Sprouting is growing sprouts from seeds (germinating) to eat. Bean sprouts are a common ingredient, especially in Asian cuisine, made from sprouting beans. The typical beansprout is made from the greenish-capped mung beans (Vigna radiata). Other common bean sprouts are the usually yellow, larger-grained soy sprouts.
Sprouting Media
Mixed bean sprouts (shoots)
Cantaloupe seeds sprouting on a wet paper towel inside a plastic baggie.
1-day-old buckwheat sprouts
Soybean sprout next to a smaller mung bean sprout
Sprouting mung beans in a glass sprouter jar with a green plastic sieve-lid
This photo shows germinated Crimson Clover Sprouts with 4 micro-sprinklers positioned at the four sides of the sand box. The sprinklers are regulated with a 1 gallon per hour drip emitter (1/4 gallon per hour going to each sprinkler).
Sprouts growing in a verrine
Mung bean sprouts in a bowl, grown without light to maintain its pale colour and reduce bitterness.
FDA health warning on a sprouts package
