Hum Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 LONDON (AP) — British scientists unveiled a new breed of the vegetable that experts say packs a big nutritional punch. The new broccoli was specially grown to contain two to three times the normal amount of glucoraphanin, a nutrient believed to help ward off heart disease. "Vegetables are a medicine cabinet already," said Richard Mithen, who led the team of scientists at the Institute for Food Research in Norwich, England, that developed the new broccoli. "When you eat this broccoli ... you get a reduction in cholesterol in your blood stream," he told Associated Press Television. An AP reporter who tasted the new broccoli found it was the same as the regular broccoli. Scientists, however, said it should taste slightly sweeter because it contains less sulphur. Glucoraphanin works by breaking fat down in the body, preventing it from clogging the arteries. It is only found in broccoli in significant amounts. To create the vegetable, sold as "super broccoli," Mithen and colleagues cross-bred a traditional British broccoli with a wild, bitter Sicilian variety that has no flowery head, and a big dose of glucoraphanin. After 14 years, the enhanced hybrid was produced, which has been granted a patent by European authorities. No genetic modification was used. It's been on sale as Beneforte in select stores in California and Texas for the last year, and hit British shelves this month. Later this fall, the broccoli will be rolled out across the U.S. The super vegetable is part of an increasing tendency among producers to inject extra nutrients into foods, ranging from calcium-enriched orange juice to fortified sugary cereals and milk with added omega 3 fatty acids. In Britain, the new broccoli is sold as part of a line of vegetables that includes mushrooms with extra vitamin D, and tomatoes and potatoes with added selenium. Not enough data exists to know if anyone could overdose on glucoraphanin, but vitamin D and selenium in very high quantities can be toxic. full story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the better twin Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 They could have made it taste nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+M2Ys4U Subscriber¹ Posted October 26, 2011 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 26, 2011 After 14 years, the enhanced hybrid was produced, which has been granted a patent by European authorities. **** that. You shouldn't be able to patent vegetables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I see nothing wrong with eating this, since it doesn't have any 'negative' effects on ones body as it were. And Vitamin D is only toxic if you were to say, eat a polar bears liver. **** that. You shouldn't be able to patent vegetables. It's not the vegetable, it's the process of what they've done to the vegetable to get the effects, from what I'm reading. daniel_rh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 I love broccoli, raw or cooked. Thing is that if my cholesterol gets any lower it might make my GP freak - my normal range is 87 - 135 and with a high "good" ratio no matter what I eat. Resting BP runs 90-100/50-60 with a pulse from 58-65. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted October 26, 2011 Global Moderator Share Posted October 26, 2011 imagine how much this broccoli is going to cost... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 There is a cauliflower - broccoli hybrid popular in these parts, and the price differential is only about $0.50 - $0.75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerFan Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1pper Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted October 27, 2011 Author Share Posted October 27, 2011 broccoli --- BLAH. Why couldn't they supercharge carrots, corn, tomatoes. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 Carrots and tomatoes come that way - almost too many beneficial compounds to count :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inklin Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 <3 Broccoli but I don't feel I have a need for this extra healthy version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicane-UK Veteran Posted October 27, 2011 Veteran Share Posted October 27, 2011 Should eat more of it, that's for sure. I know it's great for you but just.. can't get excited about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerFan Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 I bet you can get excited about this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4c3 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Damn those brits? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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