Eating broccoli may significantly lower your risk of developing cancer because of the enzyme, myrosinase, it contains, researchers from the University of Illinois wrote in Nutrition and Cancer. Researchers warn that overcooking broccoli destroys the enzyme, so the vegetable must only be steamed lightly.
The health benefits of broccoli have been researched for years and another one of its ingredients, sulforphane, is known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer qualities. Many people take broccoli powder supplements for this purpose.
However the authors of the study say, similar to overcooked broccoli, broccoli powder alone does not offer anywhere near as many health benefits as lightly steamed broccoli does. A major reason for this is because broccoli powder does not contain the myrosinase enzyme.
Researchers found that combining broccoli powder with sprouts of broccoli produced sulforaphane levels nearly twice as high as were produced by powder alone. The ingredients in broccoli have been found to lower not only your risk of cancer (breast and lung in particular), but heart disease as well, the authors added.
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