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1. Hydroponic Micro greens

 These are basically the young small vegetables consisting of roots, stems and cotyledon leaves.

• Leaves and stems are concentrated with the nutrients which makes them a potent super food.
• They are the only true leaves produced from the seedlings of the vegetables and herbs which are about 2-3 inch tall.
• These are mostly like the hybrid plants but only the exception is that they are grown asexually depending upon the various types of environmental conditions such as light, temperature and nutrients.

• Advantages:
• Micro greens contain almost 40% more phytochemicals than their fully grown counterparts.
• Though these micro greens are very small in size but they contain very high levels of powerful vitamins, minerals and other health related components.
• It helps in lowering the blood pressure.
• Their most of the varieties have potassium, iron, zinc, magnesium and copper.
• They lower the risk of heart diseases.
• These are also a great source of beneficial plant compounds like antioxidants.
• They also help in lowering the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Diabetes and certain cancers as they contain antioxidant such as high amount of polyphenols.

• Hydroponic Spinach: These are delicious and healthy plant that grows very well in hydroponic green-house for year- round fresh greens.

a). Baby Spinach

These are young spinach (Spinach oleracea) that farmers harvest during the early stages of plant growth, in just between 15-35 days after the sowing of the seeds.

These smaller leaves are much tender and sweet in flavour than the mature ones.

• Advantages:
• It contains high amount of vitamin K and magnesium, the two very important nutrients for the bones.
• Just four cups of baby spinach contains five times the recommended amount of vitamin K.
• It also helps to lower the risk of bone fractures and also works with the vitamin D for the improvement of density of the bones.

b). Spinach

It is a nutrient rich green leafy vegetable, which always remains in an essential part of the traditional Indian platter and is used in a variety of dishes.

• It is completely loaded with variety of nutrients and antioxidants with multiple health benefits like for skin, hair, vision and bones.
• It also aids in our weight loss, diabetes control, controlling the blood sugar level and fighting cancer.

• Benefits:
• Enhance eye sight
• Prevents diabetes
• Improves skin health
• Stops hair loss
• Repels bacteria and viruses
• Promotes health heart
• Improves immune system

• Hydroponics Kale : (Curly Lacinato/ Dinosaur)

• Kale is one of the most suitable crops for the hydroponic system.
• In India it is widely grown in different hydroponics farm because of its adaptability and nutrient richness.
• It’s richness in flavour is known around the world.

• Benefits:

• It’s a famous choice for salads, smoothies and other recipes because of its great content of nutrition.
• It is a great source of vitamins like A, B, C & K and also minerals such as Fe, Ca, Mn, P, K, and Cu & Mg.
• It helps in weight loss, heart health and protects against several diseases.
• Strengthen Bones
• Improves immunity
• Improves Eyesight

• Italian Basil: It enhances the flavour of any dish and also its aroma.

• Benefits:
• It contains antioxidants and anti-bacterial properties.
• It maintains the skin health.
• Detoxifies the body.
• Improves the digestive system.
• Fresh Italian Basil is rich in Vitamins A & K, iron, manganese, calcium and essential oils.

• Parsley:

Parsley helps in flavouring the foods without any addition of unhealthy amounts of sugars or salts.

• Benefits
• Prevents cancer
• Protection against Diabetes
• Improves bone density
• Nutritious- Rich in vitamins C & K
• Diet – A freshly chopped parsley have spicy, peppery flavour and combines well with potatoes, poultry dishes, sea food, etc.

• Basil Lemon:

It is a hybrid of basil and American basil. Primarily grown for its fragrance of lemon scent and also used in cooking food.

• Benefits
• The Lemon Basil has the moderate amount of beta- carotene and high levels of vitamin K, which helps in anti- inflammatory properties.
• Vitamin K in their leaves is beneficial for production of clotting factors in blood and plays a vital role in bone strengthening and mineralization.
• Vitamin K also helps in faster healing of the wounds.

• Purple Basil:

Purple basil with dark purple leaves is used in Pesto and as a garnish for several food items. These are also known as sweet basil, although the flavour is more intense than traditional sweet basil.

• Benefits:
• It is a powerhouse of nutrition as it is rich in vitamins A,C, K, B6, Iron, Calcium, Potassium and tryptophan.
• It aids blood clotting and bone health.
• It is also good for antioxidants and antibacterial properties, with basil oil which improves the immune system and also fights with aging and skin ailments.
• After a long use it also improves the digestion.

• Bone Classic Rocket leaves or Arugula

 It belongs to the mustard family, annual herb especially grown for its pungent edible leaves. Its Hindi name is Tara mira. Ithas peppery and spicy taste. It is commonly used as greens in salads, or cooked as like the spinach.

• Benefits:
• Reduces the risk of cancer.
• Prevention from Osteoporosis
• Improves Heart health
• Reduces the risk of diabetes
• Incorporated with foods like pasta, casseroles and sauces, as similar as other leafy greens.

• Mint

Mints are tender herbs with gentle stems. It is best to add them as raw at the end of cooking to enhance its fragrance and taste.

• Benefits:
• It enhances the nutrient quotient when added as fresh into fruit/ vegetable salads.
• It has antioxidant properties and also acts as immunity booster.
• It acts as a curing agent as it treats gastrointestinal disorders.
• Having anti-microbial, anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.
• It helps in relieving stress and reducing headache.

1. Oregano

Oregano is a leafy plant that smells sweet and is used in cooking, preferably in the Italian dishes as herb. It is most commonly used in dishes like tomato-centric recipes, like pizza, and pasta sauce, as well as olive oil- based dishes.

• Benefits:
• Helps in reducing coughs
• Helps to enhance digestive system with having some anti-bacterial and anti-viral properties.
• It also aids cancer
• Can reduce inflammation
• Easily added in the diet.

1. Lettuce Lollo Rosso

It is a type of fancy lettuce with tight curly leaves, also can be called as coral lettuce. Leaves are tender in taste with some slight bitterness.

• Benefits:
• Enrich with vitamin C
• Also contains Vitamin A equivalent to beta- carotene lutein zeaxanthin.
• It has 100 times more antioxidants than regular lettuce.
• Improves the eyesight and the cholesterol level.
• It also contains vitamins like A and C, folates, fibre, potassium and iron.

1. Lettuce Locarno:

 A different kind of lettuce with a unique leaf shape that gives a lot of volume. It also has colourful leaves with a tasty crunchiness in taste buds.

• Benefits:
• Rich in antioxidants and also protein rich.
• Boots the immunity.
• Keeps the heart healthy
• Also rich in Vitamin A, C & K.

1. Lettuce Iceberg:

 Also known as crisp head lettuce, with pale green leaves and grows like cabbage-like bulbs. Grows well in cool climates with a long period of winters.

• Benefits:
• Rich in calcium, potassium, vitamin C and folate.
• Fulfils the requirements of vitamins and minerals several times on the daily basis.
• Improves the immunity system.
• Rich in Vitamin A, which enhance the eye health.

1. Lettuce Green Oak

 Leaves of green oak lettuce is medium to large in size, growing in an elongated, rosette shape, and is narrow and small at the base fanning out to a wide, curly, loose top.

• Benefits:

• It is an excellent source of vitamin A, Vitamin K, folate, and molybdenum.
•  It can be used in salad mixes to enrich the food with its tender texture and mild flavour.
• It can be easily grown in small spaces.
• It has folate which is good for pregnant women.

1. Lettuce Summer Crisp

In younger stage it looks like leaf lettuce and when it gets matured have a dense, heavy heads. It is known for its sweet and nutty flavour. We can harvest the Summer Crisp lettuce by removing its outer leaves of the head; the plants will continue to grow.

• Benefits:
• Rich in vitamins A and C, folate, essential fibres, antioxidants and Iron.
• Enhances the skin health and eye sight.

1. Lettuce Romaine

Also known as cos lettuce grows in a tall head of sturdy dark leaves with firm ribs down their centres. It is tolerant of heat unlike of most other lettuces.

• Benefits:
• It is high in minerals like calcium, phosphorus, magnesium and potassium.
• Rich in vitamin C, K and folate.
• It is a good source of beta carotene, which helps to convert into vitamin
• A in the body.

1. Lettuce butter head

These are great for using as “tortillas” as they have nice and large sized leaves for lettuce-based tacos, lettuce wraps and other “filling” style dishes.

• Benefits:

• It is a rich source of vitamins and nutrients.
• A great source of vitamins A, K, and minerals like calcium and iron.
• Improves bone health and fights against inflammatory diseases.

1. Bok Choy/ Pok Choy

It is a type of Chinese cabbage, used as food. Chinensis varieties of the bok choy do not forms heads and have large green leaf blades with lighter bulbous bottoms, forms a cluster reminiscent of mustard greens.

• Benefits:
• Its raw form contains 95% of water.
• Rich in wide varieties of vitamins and minerals, as well antioxidants and fibre that are good for health.
• Improves the heart health, bone health and thyroid function.

1. Swiss chard

Simply chard or Swiss chard is a leafy vegetable comes in different colours of stalks like green, yellow and pink. It is highly nutritious leaves, making it popular for healthy diets. It has many common names , such as silver beet, perpetual spinach, beet spinach, seakale beet or leaf beet.

• Benefits:
• It contains 3 times daily intake of vitamin K.
• This veggie helps to fight with cancer, reduce blood pressure, and enhance performance in sports.
• It can be eaten in both raw and cooked form.

• Celery

Celery is from Apiaceae family, which includes carrots, parsnips, etc. Their stalks are crunchy having low-calorie content, makes a popular snack and wide range of health benefits.

• Benefits:
• Highly enriched with fibres.
• Improves digestive and cardiovascular systems.
• It also contains antioxidants that prevent various diseases.

• Snacking seedless cucumber

  These cucumbers are sweet, slender, straight and have very less amount of noticeable seeds. Seedless nature, thin skin and tender texture makes it very good option for salads and snacking.

• Benefits:
• Promotes hydration
• Aids in weight loss
• Lowers the blood sugar level
• Easy to add to the diet
• Contains various antioxidants
• Could promotes Regularity

• Mushroom

 Mushrooms are spore-bearing fruiting bodies which are usually grown above the ground on soil or their other food sources. Hydroponic mushrooms are unique in appearance too with superior quality.

• Benefits:
• Good source of high quality proteins (20-33%) and are rich in minerals and vitamins.
• They are low in calories, fat, carbohydrates, and sodium. Also, they are cholesterol free.
• They help to aid tumours as mushroom extracts have maximum amount of retene.
• Mushrooms are capable of agro-waste degradation.

• Sweet Bell Peppers ( red/yellow)

Sweet bell peppers are species of capsicum, lacking the spicy capsaicin property that is present in other peppers like jalapenos.

• Benefits:
• They are incredibly nutritious.
• They contain antioxidants and carotenoids.
• They reduce inflammation, decrease cancer risk and controls cholesterol and fats.
• They also may reduce the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration.

• Broccoli

 Broccoli is nutritious winter vegetable and is very well suited to grow hydroponically. Plants should be given about 12-16 inches of space between plants to provide sufficient space to spread out.

• Benefits:
• It contains large amount of Vitamins, Minerals and Bioactive Compounds.
• Comprises potent antioxidants that offer health protective effects.
• Their Bioactive Compounds contribute to reduced inflammation.
• Also protects from certain types of cancer.

• Baby Corn

 They are the early harvested cereal grain taken from corn while the stalks are still small and immature. These are harvested when the emerging silks are only about 2 to 3 inches.

• Benefits:
• Baby corn acts as a broom and also helps in maintaining healthy bowels.
• They also help to avoid constipation as it’s a rich source of fibres.
• It is rich in potassium, folic acid and various vitamins like A, B & E and many other minerals.
• It has very low content in fat and has lower glycemic index than regular corn.

• Zucchini

It is also known as baby marrow (Cucurbita pepo). It is a summer squash, a vining herbaceous plant. These come in various colours varying from various shades of green to deep yellow or orange.

• Benefits:

• Zucchinis are wonderful source of folate, potassium and vitamin A.
• They contain multiple antioxidants including lutein and zeaxanthin.
• They are low in calories, fat and sugar.

• Cherry Tomatoes

 Growing Cherry tomatoes in deep-water culture hydroponics system is a simpler one. They are grown vertically, near the top to ensure that they never gets overcrowded.

• Benefits:
•  They are excellent source of vitamins A, C and E and potassium.
• They are rich source of lycopene, helps to fight against free radicals that cause diseases.
• Lycopene also helps to limit UV damage to the skin due to sun exposure.
• It also promotes a better health.