6 things about broccoli:

1. Broccoli is a group of unopened flowers.
The word broccoli comes from the Italian "broccolo," which refers to the flowering top of
the cabbage. Broccoli is a giant flower composed of other unopened flowers in the shape
of a tree.

2. Broccoli is known as an anti-cancer vegetable
Hundreds of studies have confirmed that the phytochemicals found in broccoli's sulforaphane are one of the most potent anti-cancer compounds in the world.

3. Broccoli can be eaten raw.
It's even recommended. Most of the sulforaphane was found in the raw food. Remember
that the leaves and stem are also edible!

4. Broccoli has about the same amount of vitamin C as an orange.
1 cup of broccoli has only 31 kcal and 82 mg of vitamin C, about 135% of the recommended daily value, while the same amount of orange has 85 kcal and 95 mg of
vitamin C.

5. Broccoli is excellent for eye health.
Just like carrots, it contains a lot of lutein, an antioxidant compound known to have
beneficial effects on central vision and lens clouding.

6. The heaviest broccoli was measured in Alaska.
It was grown by John and Mary Evans in 1993 in Alaska and measured 15.87 kg.

Full story: https://galaxygrid.quora.com/Is-broccoli-a-nutritionally-perfect-food

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