Patent ID: 6505439
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A23L

Abstract:
A process of producing nutritional supplements rich in organic trace elements using soilless culture of plant sprouts and seedlings comprising the steps of:a. saturating the selected seeds before germination in an inorganic salt solution of the target trace element for 4 to 6 hours; b. placing the saturated seeds in a soilless culture environment to germinate using tap water or purified water as initial moisture and spraying the same seed saturation solution onto the sprouts and seedlings twice a day thereafter; c. harvesting the sprouts after 1 to 2 days when they reach 1 to 1.5 cm in height followed by rinsing, steaming, peeling, and producing a powder form composition by drying and grinding the sprouts, or if soybeans is used in step a, producing a milk-like extract by grinding the sprouts with water and filtering out remaining sediment d. producing seedlings as vegetable by allowing the seedlings to grow for 3 to 6 days and harvesting the young seedlings before they reach full maturity.