How Rutgers Scientists Transformed Lettuce Into A 'Superfood'

Ask someone to name a “superfood,” a food item jam-packed with nutritional value, and a few items invariably come up.

Blueberries. Quinoa. Almonds. Kale.

Thanks to a team of Rutgers University scientists, you can add lettuce — yes, lettuce — to the list.

The Rutgers lettuce is not that watery, flavorless sandwich topper that constitutes much of the public’s lettuce diet. Instead, the research team used tissue culture technology to create a colorful and nutritionally powerful red leaf plant they call Rutgers Scarlet Lettuce.

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