Broccoli ‘The Superfood’

Having originated from the same family of the kale, cauliflower, cabbage, etc. Broccoli has been named a super food due to the amount of properties that it contains.

These are:

• Its richness in Vitamin C.
• Just 100 grams of this product exceeds our daily dose of Vitamin C.

• Its richness in Folic Acid.
• This is very important for pregnant women, as it prevents newborns from having Spina Bifida.

• Its high quantity of soluble and insoluble fibre, which carries cholesterol and glucose, thereby aiding the prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases.

• Its richness in Beta-carotenes, which are the precursors of Vitamin A, are essential for eyesight.

• It is the food that has the highest quantity of Lutein.
• This substance helps to prevent macular degeneration, which is the mayor cause of blindness in people over the age of 50.

Broccoli is rich in a number of substances named Phytochemicals, (Thiocyanates and Flavonoids) making it a potent anticarcinogenic, thereby preventing the emergence of different types of cancers including colon, lung, prostrate, liver, pancreas, etc.

Lastly, I want to highlight that broccoli is a hypocaloric food, that 100 grams of this product only contains only 26 calories and that its richness in sulphur enables it to have important antimicrobial properties.

Dr J. Hurtado Martínez

Medical Director of HealthSalus