My thanks go to Iqbaliqbal at HU for pointing me at this.
"The phytopharmaceutical value was improved during germination by a microwave treatment of the seeds, the phenolic content of the germinated sprouts increasing 700% and l-DOPA content by 59% compared to control."
"Microwave-induced stimulation of l-DOPA, phenolics and antioxidant
activity in fava bean (Vicia faba) for Parkinson’s diet"
Reena Randhir, Kalidas Shetty
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