Brassica Oleracea

Mouse data backs broccoli for better gut health

17-Oct-2017 By Nathan Gray

Metabolites from the consumption of broccoli could help to maintain intestinal barrier function, aid immune surveillance and maintain the balance of gut bacteria, new research in mice has suggested.

Studies look to enhance broccoli’s ability to ward off disease

18-Jul-2016 By Will Chu

Research that enhances compounds contained in broccoli may lead to a lower risk of coronary heart disease and age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to two studies that reinforce the vegetable’s reputation as a superfood.

Broccoli benefits: Could sulforaphane be key in the fight against osteoarthritis?

28-Aug-2013 By Nathan Gray

Sulforaphane found in broccoli could help to prevent or slow the progress of one of the most common forms of arthritis, say researchers.

Raw broccoli best for anti-cancer potential: study

28-Oct-2008 By Stephen Daniells

Consuming cooked or processed broccoli may result in less of the potential anti-cancer compounds being available for absorption, suggests a new study from TNO Quality of Life.

CS Health signs retail deal for Vitalica

18-Apr-2006 By Jess Halliday

The benefits of broccoli have been showing up on consumers' health
radar screens recently, and now they will be able to buy CS
Health's Vitalica supplements from retail outlets in the US
following a distribution agreement...

B&D to market super-broccoli extract

02-Nov-2005 By Jess Halliday

B&D Nutritional Ingredients has signed an exclusive agreement
with CS Agra to market sgs-100, a broccoli seed extract from a
plant strain that is unusually high in sulforaphane glucisinolate
(SGS), in the United States.

Cabbage fans less likely to develop lung cancer, suggests study

28-Oct-2005 By Dominique Patton

Eating cabbage and other vegetables from the same family could help
reduce the risk of lung cancer for some people with a particular
genetic make-up, suggests new research.

Broccoli: the next generation tea?

25-Mar-2002

Brassica Tea, developed by researchers at the US Johns Hopkins
School of Medicine, has received much attention since it was
launched as a test product in Colorado two weeks ago.