NCT06972927

VertiGreens Investigating the Effects of Iron Biofortification of Microgreens on Iron Status in Women

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Aberdeen · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators present a diet intervention study, to be conducted as a within-subject design, to assess the effect of the provision of iron biofortified microgreens on iron intake and status in women of reproductive age and postmenopausal women. This will be investigated by providing smoothie kits for 28 days containing these microgreens and determining the impact on iron biomarkers. The investigators will also assess habitual diet, BMI, physical activity and gastrointestinal symptoms. This study will be a proof-of-concept exploratory study to explore diet based biofortification through vertical farming systems.

Detailed description

In this study microgreens that were grown using agronomic iron biofortification will be supplied to women to add to their diet to establish the potential nutritional impact of iron biofortified microgreens on overall iron intake and iron status. Furthermore, it will assess the adherence to the provided consumption recommendations of the biofortified crops.

Conditions

• Iron Biomarkers/Status

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Smoothie containing iron biofortified microgreens	30g of iron biofortified microgreens consumed within a smoothie for 28 days

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-05-01
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2025-05-15
• Last updated: 2025-06-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom