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Posted on: Tuesday, June 4th 2019 at 4:00 am Written By: GreenMedInfo Research Group Views 27345 This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2019 Visit our Re-post guidelines Everyone knows that eating vegetables has profound health benefits. But, like all foods, not all vegetables are created the same. A few vegetables appear to be downright "miracle" foods! One such group of veggies are those of the Brassica family; commonly known as cruciferous. These include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, radish, rutabaga, turnip and even arugula. What makes this group of veggies so special? Sulforaphane. Sulforaphane is a phytochemical abundant in cruciferous vegetables, and it's been getting a ton of attention from researchers. But it all starts with glucoraphanin. Sulforaphane is produced when the enzyme myrosinase converts glucoraphanin, a glucosinolate (a natural compound found in some plants), through a chemical reaction induced by damage to the plant, such as cutting or chewing. As such, glucoraphanin