ARE SPROUTS AND MICROGREENS THE SAME?

No. Sprouts are newly germinated seeds. Unlike sprouts, where we consume the entire thing (the seed, stem and root), we consume only the shoot part of the microgreens. The growing conditions between them are also different: sprouts are grown in complete darkness, whilst microgreens require additional days to grow and produce larger, coloured and flavour-rich leaves under light conditions (ref).