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

Broccoli ‘The Superfood’

Coming from the family of Kale, Cauliflower, Cabbage etc, is named this way due to quantify of proprieties that it contains:

• Rich in Vitamin C. 100 grams of this product exceeds our daily dose of Vitamin C.
• Rich in Folic Acid, which is very important for pregnant women as it prevents Spina Bifida for happening to the foetus.
• Big quantity of soluble and insoluble fibre that carries Cholesterol, aiding the prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases.
• Rich in Beta-carotenes that are precursors of Vitamin A, which are essential for eyesight.
• Is the food with the highest quantity of Lutein and prevents macular degeneration, which causes blindness in people aged 50 and over as well as preventing cataracts and diseases of the retina.

But what is it that makes it really stand out and named a superfood?

The fact that is rich in a number of 

substances named Phytochemicals, which include Thiocyanates and Flavonoids, among others.

How do these compounds act?
These compounds act as powerful anti-inflammatories, and producers of enzymes that block cancerous substances.

Thus Broccoli acts against Lung, Prostate, Breast, and Uterine Cancer, as well as cancers that affect the digestive tube such as Oesophagus, Liver and Pancreatic cancer.

Lastly, I want to end this article by saying that broccoli is a hypocaloric food, that 100 grams contains only 26 calories which aids in weight loss diets and that the best way of cooking it is steamed where it preserves all its properties.

Dr J. Hurtado Martínez
Medical Director of HealthSalus

Broccoli ‘The Superfood’

Coming from the family of Kale, Cauliflower, Cabbage etc, is named this way due to quantify of proprieties that it contains:

• Rich in Vitamin C. 100 grams of this product exceeds our daily dose of Vitamin C.
• Rich in Folic Acid, which is very important for pregnant women as it prevents Spina Bifida for happening to the foetus.
• Big quantity of soluble and insoluble fibre that carries Cholesterol, aiding the prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases.
• Rich in Beta-carotenes that are precursors of Vitamin A, which are essential for eyesight.
• Is the food with the highest quantity of Lutein and prevents macular degeneration, which causes blindness in people aged 50 and over as well as preventing cataracts and diseases of the retina.

But what is it that makes it really stand out and named a superfood?

The fact that is rich in a number of substances named Phytochemicals, which include Thiocyanates and Flavonoids, among others.

How do these compounds act?

These compounds act as powerful anti-inflammatories, and producers of enzymes that block cancerous substances.

Thus Broccoli acts against Lung, Prostate, Breast, and Uterine Cancer, as well as cancers that affect the digestive tube such as Oesophagus, Liver and Pancreatic cancer.

Lastly, I want to end this article by saying that broccoli is a hypocaloric food, that 100 grams contains only 26 calories which aids in weight loss diets and that the best way of cooking it is steamed where it preserves all its proprieties. 

Dr. J Hurtado Martínez

Medical Director of HealthSalus