Tuesday, November 11, 2008

"Vegetable" - Broccoli

Broccoli is actually part of the Cabbage family. I LOVE me some broccoli on just about anything.
Broccoli is high in vitamin C and soluble fiber and contains multiple nutrients with potent anti-cancer properties including diindolylmethane and selenium. The 3,3'-Diindolylmethane found in broccoli is a potent modulator of the innate immune response system with anti-viral, anti-bacterial and anti-cancer activity. Broccoli also contains the compound glucoraphanin, which can be processed into an anticancer compound sulforaphane, though the benefits of broccoli are greatly reduced if the vegetable is boiled more than ten minutes. A high intake of broccoli has been found to reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. It is also very high in Vitamin K.

This is per 100 grams....a typical serving for us would be about 3 times these estimates...

Carbohydrates 6.64 g
Sugars 1.7 g
Dietary fiber 2.6 g
Fat 0.37 g
Protein 2.82 g
Water 89.30g
Vitamin A 3%
- β-carotene 3%
Thiamin (Vit. B1) 0.071 mg 5%
Riboflavin (Vit. B2) 0.117 mg 8%
Niacin (Vit. B3) 0.639 mg 4%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.573 mg 11%
Vitamin B6 0.175 mg 13%
Folate (Vit. B9) 16%
Vitamin C 89.2 mg 149%
Calcium 47 mg 5%
Iron 0.73 mg 6%
Magnesium 21 mg 6%
Phosphorus 66 mg 9%
Potassium 316 mg 7%
Zinc 0.41 mg 4%

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