As it turned out, broccoli is recognized as a vegetable that helps to cope with heart disease and cancer.
No wonder in recent years in Europe and in America, a marked increase in the cultivation of broccoli. Consumers have become more and more to prefer broccoli cauliflower – it to a lesser degree than cauliflower causes flatulence. Yes, and has a more pleasant taste.
Experts point out that broccoli, among all the varieties of plants of the cabbage family, has a fairly high content of protein, calcium, provitamin A (beta-carotene) and vitamin C. And yet in this unusual cabbage, as in all representatives of the cabbage family, has a lot of potassium, sodium, sulfur phytochemicals anticarcinogenic substances.
Broccoli is very useful in the treatment of such diseases:
Coronary heart disease – a low calorie content of cabbage and a small amount of fat along with the optimum ratios of sodium and potassium make broccoli is an ideal food for people suffering from heart failure. Broccoli helps in the process of removing excess fluid from the tissues (so it perfectly removes swelling) acts as raskurivanie tool.
Obesity and diabetes – broccoli is a low calorie product, in which a little sugar, but it gives a full feeling of satiety. It is because of this property, it is helpful to include broccoli in the diet for obesity, and diabetes.
Cancer – the cabbage contains high levels of beta-carotene (provitamin A) and phytochemicals. It makes broccoli (and other cabbage varieties) is a potent anticarcinogenic agent. Its effectiveness is confirmed by a large number of scientific studies.
If you are interested in, in what form can eat broccoli, you should know that it is prepared in various ways, similar technology and General recommendations with the cooking of cauliflower.
It is important to know that broccoli should be subjected to heat treatment as
less – so it is possible to preserve its nutrients.
Except the inflorescence, which we have traditionally consumed, can be added to salads and soft stalks of broccoli, pre-treating them with steam. They are quite flavorful and taste like asparagus.
