TABLE 1.

Microgreen germination effects on element content and vitamin content (mg/kg dry weight) of the studied Egyptian barley

Samples	Barley seeds	EBM
Ca	254.3 ± 1.80	1002 ± 2.00*
Fe	158.6 ± 2.00	506.1 ± 2.00*
Mg	230.6 ± 1.80	259.8 ± 2.20*
P	1.71 ± 0.20	2500 ± 50.00*
K	649.4 ± 2.20*	42.21 ± 1.80
Zn	17.14 ± 2.00	21.23 ± 2.11*
(β‐carotene) Vitamin A	5.00 ± 0.03	3824.7 ± 16.71*
(Ascorbic acid) Vitamin C	5.12 ± 0.07*	1.41 ± 0.03
(α‐Tocopherol) Vitamin E	1.10 ± 0.05	1.33 ± 0.06*

Abbreviations: BM, barley microgreen; STZ, streptozotocin.

Note: All values are represented as mean ± S.D.

Means bearing asterisk are significantly different (p < 0.05).