Is alfalfa sprouts vegetarian-compatible?

Watch for

• Raw sprouts are a documented food-safety risk rather than a food-chemistry one.The warm humid germination that opens the seed also suits Salmonella and E. coli, and food-safety agencies advise pregnant, elderly, very young and immunocompromised people to skip raw sprouts entirely. Cooking them through removes the concern.
• Alfalfa seeds and sprouts contain L-canavanine, which mimics arginine closely enough to be built into immune-cell proteins in its place.Primate studies and human case reports link alfalfa sprouts and alfalfa tablets to lupus-like syndromes and flares, which is why lupus clinics tell patients to avoid them.
• Salicylate grades only mild here (B), noticeably lower than dried alfalfa leaf and alfalfa herb supplements, which grade high.A tuft on a sandwich is a small dose, a sprout-packed salad on a strict elimination phase is not.
• Nickel grades moderate (B).Alfalfa is a legume, and legume-family foods are worth logging separately if you have systemic nickel allergy.
• Histamine content grades low, but the liberator column is unrated for this sprout, so do not assume either way if you are chasing flushing or hives.