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Sprouting

10/12/2015

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Sprouting is a Naturopaths ideal food.  Full of nutrients, alkalising, contain live digestive enzymes and great nutty flavour.

You can add Sprouted beans to a variety of foods:
salads
soups
stews
wraps
sandwiches
etc


So how do you make sprouts?   Well you soak the seeds.  The best way is to buy an inexpensive sprouter to start.  You can normally buy the seeds or beans with the sprouters, normally a good health food shop will stock all you need.

You wash the seeds/beans/pulses, then you leave to soak in the sprouter, usually overnight, then you drain the sprouts for several hours, rinse again and drain, then leave again (usually in sunlight.  each seed/pulse/bean needs a different amount of time.  These are listed below.

Soaking and Sprouting Times


Nut / Seed
Dry Amount
Soak Time
Sprout Time
Sprout Length
Yield

Alfalfa Seed
3 Tbsp
12 Hours
3-5 Days
1-2 Inches
4 Cups

Almonds
3 Cups
8-12 Hours
1-3 Days
1/8 Inch
4 Cups

Amaranth
1 Cup
3-5 Hours
2-3 Days
1/4 Inch
3 Cups

Barley, Hulless
1 Cup
6 Hours
12-24 Hours
1/4 Inch
2 Cups

Broccoli Seed
2 Tbsp
8 Hours
3-4 Days
1-2 Inches
2 Cups

Buckwheat, Hulled
1 Cup
6 Hours
1-2 Days
1/8-1/2 Inch
2 Cups

Cabbage Seed
1 Tbsp
4-6 Hours
4-5 Days
1-2 Inches
1 1/2 Cups

Cashews
3 Cups
2-3 Hours
 
 
4 Cups

Clover
3 Tbsp
5 Hours
4-6 Days
1-2 Inches
4 Cups

Fenugreek
4 Tbsp
6 Hours
2-5 Days
1-2 Inches
3 Cups

Flax Seeds
1 Cup
6 Hours
 
 
2 Cups

Garbanzo Beans
(Chick Pea)
1 Cup
12-48 Hours
2-4 Days
1/2-1 Inch
4 Cups

Kale Seed
4 Tbsp
4-6 Hours
4-6 Days
3/4-1 Inch
3-4 Cups

Lentil
3/4 Cup
8 Hours
2-3 Days
1/2-1 Inch
4 Cups

Millet
1 Cup
5 Hours
12 Hours
1/16 Inch
3 Cups

Mung Beans
1/3 Cup
8 Hours
4-5 Days
1/4-3 Inches
4 Cups

Mustard Seed
3 Tbsp
5 Hours
3-5 Days
1/2-1 1/2 Inches
3 Cups

Oats, Hulled
1 Cup
8 Hours
1-2 Days
1/8 Inch
1 Cup

Onion Seed
1 Tbsp
4-6 Hours
4-5 Days
1-2 Inches
1 1/2-2 Cups

Pea
1 Cup
8 Hours
2-3 Days
1/2-1 Inch
3 Cups

Pinto Bean
1 Cup
12 Hours
3-4 Days
1/2-1 Inch
3-4 Cups

Pumpkin
1 Cup
6 Hours
1-2 Days
1/8 Inch
2 Cups

Quinoa
1 Cup
3-4 Hours
2-3 Days
1/2 Inch
3 Cups

Radish
3 Tbsp
6 Hours
3-5 Days
3/4-2 Inches
4 Cups

Rye
1 Cup
6-8 Hours
2-3 Days
1/2-3/4 Inch
3 Cups

Sesame Seed,
Hulled
1 Cup
8 Hours
 
 
1 1/2 Cups

Sesame Seed,
Unhulled
1 Cup
4-6 Hours
1-2 Days
1/8 Inch
1 Cup

Spelt
1 Cup
6 Hours
1-2 Days
1/4 Inch
3 Cups

Sunflower, Hulled
1 Cup
6-8 Hours
1 Day
1/4-1/2 Inch
2 Cups

Teff
1 Cup
3-4 Hours
1-2 Days
1/8 Inch
3 Cups

Walnuts
3 Cups
4 Hours
 
 
4 Cups

Wheat
1 Cup
8-10 Hours
2-3 Days
1/4-3/4 Inch
3 Cups

Wild Rice
1 Cup
12 Hours
2-3 Days
Rice Splits
3 Cups
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