BROCCOLI IS AN EDIBLE PLANT , IT IS BELONGS TO CABBAGE FAMILY , BROCCOLI HAS LARGE FLOWER HEADS , USUALLY GREEN IN COLOR , EDIBLE STACK . THE MASS OF FLOWER HEADS IS SURROUNDED BY LEAVES . BROCCOLI IS AN WINTER SEASON ANNUAL CROP . GLOBAL PRODUCTION OF BROCCOLI IS 22.3 MILLION TONNES , BROCCOLI NEED AVERAGE TEMPERATURE BETWEEN 18 AND 23 CENTIGRADE . FLOWER OF BROCCOLI APPEAR CENTER OF THE PLANT , THE CLUSTER IS GREEN . FARMERS CUT THE HEAD ABOUT AN INCH FROM THE TIP .BROCCOLI SHOULD BE HARVESTED BEFORE THE FLOWERS ON THE HEAD BROOM BRIGHT YELLOW .
NUTRITIONAL VALUE PER 100 g
ENERGY ----------------------- 34 K.CAL
CARBOHYDRATES ------------------------6.64 g
SUGARS ----------------------------- 1.7 g
DIETARY FIBER ----------------------------- 2.6 g
FAT ------------------------- 0.37 g
PROTEIN ------------------------- 2.82 g
VITAMINS
VITAMIN-A --------------------------------- 31 u.g
BETA-CAROTENE -------------------------------- 361 u.g
LUTEIN ZEAXANTHIN -------------------------------- 1403 u.g
VITAMIN -B1 -------------------------------- 0.071 mg
RIBOFLAVIN ---------------------------------0.117 mg
NIACIN -------------------------------- 0.639 mg
PANTOTHENIC ACID --------------------------------- 0.573 mg
VITAMIN-B6-------------------------------- 0.175 mg
FOLATE -------------------------------- 63 u.g
VITAMIN -C --------------------------------- 89.2 mg
VITAMIN-E --------------------------------- 0.78 mg
VITAMIN-K ------------------------------ 101.6 u.g
MINERALS
CALCIUM -------------------------- 47 mg
IRON ------------------------- 0.73 mg
MAGNESIUM ------------------------- 21 mg
MANGANESE ------------------------- 0.21 mg
PHOSPHOROUS ------------------------- 66 mg
POTASSIUM -------------------------- 316 mg
SODIUM --------------------------- 33 mg
ZINC --------------------------- 0.41 mg
OTHER CONSTITUENTS
WATER ------------------------------ 89.3 g
( data source from USDA National Nutrient Database )
MEDICINAL USES OF BROCCOLI :
BROCCOLI CONTAIN SULFORAPHANE , IT IS USED IN TREATMENT OF PARKINSON'S , ALZHEIMER'S , CANCER , SPINAL CORD INJURY ,AND GASTRIC DISEASES. BROCCOLI PROVIDES 34 K.CAL ENERGY .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN DIETARY FIBER , SO IT HAS SO MANY HEALTH BENEFITS SUCH AS LOWERING CHOLESTEROL LEVELS , REDUCING RISK OF COLON CANCER AND LOSING WEIGHT . DIETARY FIBER REDUCE THE APPETITE AND LOWERS THE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS . DIETARY FIBER REDUCE THE CHOLESTEROL LEVEL WHICH MAY REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE . DIETARY FIBER TO AID IN ENERGY INTAKE CONTROL AND REDUCED RISK FOR OBESITY.
BROCCOLI CONTAIN PROTEIN , SO PROTEINS ARE ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS FOR HUMAN BODY . PROTEINS ARE BUILDING BLOCKS OF BODY TISSUE AND ALSO SERVE AS FUEL SOURCE .PROTEINS ARE THE MAJOR STRUCTURAL COMPONENT OF ALL CELLS IN THE BODY , ESPECIALLY MUSCLE . PROTEINS ALSO IMPORTANT FOR BODY ORGANS , HAIR AND SKIN . PROTEINS INCREASE PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF ATHLETICS . PROTEINS ARE NEEDED DURING CHILDHOOD GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT , DURING PREGNANCY OR WHEN BREAST -FEEDING IN ORDER TO NOURISH A BABY , OR WHEN THE BODY NEEDS TO RECOVER FROM MALNUTRITION OR AFTER AN OPERATION.
BROCCOLI CONTAIN BETA-CAROTENE , SO BETA-CAROTENE IS USED TO REDUCE THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN BEFORE MENOPAUSE , BETA-CAROTENE REDUCE THE RISK OF AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION PROBLEMS ( AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION MEANS SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCE A GRADUAL WORSENING OF VISION THAT MAY AFFECT ONE OR BOTH EYES ).
BROCCOLI CONTAIN VITAMIN-A , SO VITAMIN-A IS IMPORTANT FOR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND GOOD VISION . VITAMIN-A PLAYS VITAL ROLE IN SKIN AND CELLULAR GROWTH , VITAMIN-A IS IMPORTANT FOR EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT AND REPRODUCTION .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN FOLIC ACID , CHILDREN AND ADULTS BOTH REQUIRE FOLATE TO PRODUCE HEALTHY RED BLOOD CELLS AND PREVENT ANEMIA . FOLATE PREVENT DIARRHEA , PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS( PRETERM DELIVERY , INFANT LOW BIRTH WEIGHT ,AND FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION ) , MENTAL DEPRESSION , MENTAL CONFUSION , SORE OR SWOLLEN TONGUE , MOUTH ULCERS , HEADACHES . FOLATE IS NECESSARY FOR FERTILITY IN BOTH MEN AND WOMEN .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN VITAMIN-E , SO VITAMIN-E IMPROVE COORDINATION OF HANDS , SPEECH , AND EYE MOVEMENTS . VITAMIN-E REDUCE THE RISK OF MUSCLE WEAKNESS AND INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE CONTRACTION .VITAMIN-E REDUCE THE RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE , VITAMIN-E HAS A ANTI CANCER ACTIVITY AND PREVENT MALE INFERTILITY . VITAMIN-E IMPROVE VOCAL COMMUNICATION .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN VITAMIN-C , SO VITAMIN-C IS IMPORTANT IN HOUND HEALING , VITAMIN-C IS ACTS AS AN ANTI-OXIDANT AGAINST OXIDATIVE STRESS ( OXIDATIVE STRESS MEANS PARKINSON'S DISEASE, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE , LONG-TERM FATIGUE ) , VITAMIN-C PREVENT BROWN SPOTS ON THE SKIN , SPONGY GUMS , VITAMIN-C REDUCE THE RISK OF SOME CANCERS , AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE . VITAMIN-C IS USED IN TREATMENT OF COMMON COLD , VITAMIN-C IS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN VITAMIN-K , SO VITAMIN-K PREVENT STOMACH PAIN AND UNCONTROLLED BREEDING , VITAMIN-K PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS SUCH AS UNDERDEVELOPED FACE , NOSE , BONES ,AND FINGERS.
BROCCOLI CONTAIN CALCIUM , SO CALCIUM PREVENT RICKETS AND POOR BLOOD CLOTTING , CALCIUM PREVENT OSTEOPOROSIS , CALCIUM PREVENT BONE PAIN , NAUSEA AND VOMITING , CALCIUM IS IMPORTANT FOR BUILDING STRONGER BONES AND TEETH .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN POTASSIUM , SO POTASSIUM PREVENT HYPERTENSION , POTASSIUM IS IMPORTANT FOR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM , POTASSIUM PREVENT IRREGULAR HEART BEAT AND CARDIAC ARREST .
BROCCOLI CONTAIN MAGNESIUM , SO MAGNESIUM REDUCE THE RISK OF DIABETES , HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE , ANXIETY DISORDERS , MIGRAINES . MAGNESIUM INCREASE APPETITE AND INCREASE ABILITY TO LEARN .
CONCLUSION:
BROCCOLI IS THE BEST FOOD ITEM FOR EVER , IT HAS SO MANY NUTRIENT VALUES ESPECIALLY SULFORAPHANE , BROCCOLI IS VERY GOOD HEALTHY FOOD ITEM .
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