Alfalfa Sprouts

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Storage Guidelines

Commercial storage guidance for alfalfa sprouts. Storage life depends on initial quality, maturity, cultivar and handling; this is not a household shelf-life guarantee.

Sprouts are highly perishable and even brief daily warming sharply cuts shelf-life, so hold them near freezing without misting and with strict hygiene, since they can carry human pathogens. Source: USDA Agriculture Handbook 66 (rev. 2016).

Nutritional Information

Alfalfa seeds, sprouted, raw; USDA SR Legacy, FDC 168384, published 4/1/2019. Per 100 g edible portion, approximately: Energy: 23 kcal; Protein: 3.99 g; Fat: 0.69 g; Total carbohydrate (by difference): 2.1 g; Dietary fiber: 1.9 g; Vitamin C: 8.2 mg; Folate: 36 µg; Total sugars: 0.2 g. Generic reference for the stated edible food and processing form, not a cultivar-specific or item-specific measurement. Composition of an individual shipment has not been measured.