Food

Soaking Time

Sprouting Time

Alfalfa

5 hours

5 days

Almonds

8 to 12 hours

Do not sprout

Barley

6 to 8 hours

5 to 7 days

Broccoli

6 to 12 hours

3 days

Buckwheat

15 to 45 minutes

24 hours

Chickpea / Garbanzo

8 to 12 hours

1 to 2 days

Cloves

5 hours

5 days

Cabbage

8 to 12 hours

3 days

Dulse sea vegetable

5 minutes

Do not sprout

Fenugreek

6 hours

5 days

Flaxseeds

6 to 8 hours

Do not sprout

Green Pumpkin Seeds

4 hours

24 hours

Hemp Seeds

Do not soak

Do not sprout

Lentils

8 to 12 hours

2 days

Mustard

5 hours

5 days

Macadamia

Do not soak

Do not sprout

Pecans

1 to 2 hours

Do not sprout

Pine Nuts

Do not soak

Do not sprout

Pistachio

Do not soak

Do not sprout

Quinoa

3 hours

24 hours

Radish

6 hours

5 days

Raisins

1 to 3 hours

Do not sprout

Rye

6 to 8 hours

5 to 7 days

Sesame Seeds

4 to 6 hours

Do not sprout

Sun-dried Tomatoes

3 to 4 hours

Do not sprout

Sunflower Seeds

4 to 6 hours

24 hours

Walnuts

1 to 2 hours

Do not sprout

Wakame sea vegetable

2 hours

Do not sprout

Wheat

6 to 8 hours

5 to 7 days

Leafy Green Sprouts

Wheatgrass

8 to 12 hours

7 days

Sunflower, Unhulled

8 hours

7 days

Buckwheat, Unhulled

6 hours

7 days

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