The Wonders of Broccoli

Broccoli is closely related to cauliflower, both been members of the cabbage family. The plant was cultivated at first in Italy and was named “broccolo”, which in Italian means “cabbage sprout”. A member of brassica family, broccoli contains a lot of healthy nutrients needed by the human body, like: antioxidant vitamins beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, iron and potassium. Besides the upper mentioned nutrients, broccoli is considered to be one of the best sources of glucosinolates, which is proven to reduce cancer, especially lung and colon cancer. Also, it seems like in 100g of broccoli there are less than 35…Read the Rest