Table 3.

Se daily intake, percentage of recommended daily allowance for Se (RDA-Se), and hazard quotient (HQgv) for Se intake by adult humans (70-kg body weight), through the consumption of 10-g portions of fresh microgreens grown on a capillary mat substrate in a growth chamber under three Se concentrations applied in the nutrient solution.

Genotype	Selenium	Se Intake with 10 g fw of Microgreens	RDA-Se with 10 g fw of Microgreens	HQgv with 10 g fw of Microgreens
		(μg day−1)	(%)
Coriander	0 µM	0.07 ± 0.0 c	0.12 ± 0.0 c	0.00 ± 0.00 c
	8 µM	11.5 ± 0.8 b	20.8 ± 1.5 b	0.03 ± 0.00 b
	16 µM	33.6 ± 1.6 a	61.0 ± 2.9 a	0.08 ± 0.00 a
	Significance	***	***	***
Green basil	0 µM	1.12 ± 0.1 c	2.03 ± 0.1 c	0.00 ± 0.00 c
	8 µM	73.2 ± 1.7 b	133 ± 3.1 b	0.18 ± 0.00 b
	16 µM	178 ± 5.5 a	325 ± 10 a	0.45 ± 0.01 a
	Significance	***	***	***
Purple basil	0 µM	2.60 ± 0.3 c	4.73 ± 0.6 c	0.01 ± 0.00 c
	8 µM	46.0 ± 2.0 b	83.7 ± 3.7 b	0.12 ± 0.01 b
	16 µM	98.4 ± 1.5 a	179 ± 2.6 a	0.25 ± 0.00 a
	Significance	***	***	***
Tatsoi	0 µM	0.04 ± 0.0 c	0.07 ± 0.0 c	0.00 ± 0.00 c
	8 µM	17.0 ± 1.2 b	31.0 ± 2.2 b	0.04 ± 0.00 b
	16 µM	49.5 ± 1.0 a	90.0 ± 1.9 a	0.12 ± 0.00 a
	Significance	***	***	***

*** Significant at p ≤ 0.001. Different letters within each column indicate significant mean differences within each genotype according to Duncan’s multiple range tests (p ≤ 0.05). All data are expressed as mean ± SE, n = 3.