Phytonutrients

Young broccoli is one of the richest food sources of glucoraphanin. Three-day-old sprouts carry 10 to 100 times more of it than mature broccoli. When you chew fresh, raw sprouts or microgreens, the plant's own enzyme, myrosinase, turns glucoraphanin into sulforaphane. Heat destroys that enzyme, which is why we sell broccoli live and fresh.

How it works in the body

Sulforaphane switches on Nrf2, the body's master switch for antioxidant and detoxification enzymes, and quiets inflammatory signals such as IL-6 and TNF-α. In a human study, 30 g a day of fresh raw broccoli sprouts for 10 weeks lowered the inflammation markers IL-6 and C-reactive protein in overweight adults.

Micronutrients

Cruciferous microgreens and sprouts also supply vitamin C and vitamin K1, and broccoli microgreens carry potassium, calcium, iron, and zinc.

Studies behind this page: Broccoli: The Science

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