PURPLE SPROUTING
A 100g serving of raw broccoli provides 34 kcal and is an excellent source (20% or higher of the Daily Value, DV) of vitamin C and vitamin K. Raw broccoli also contains moderate amounts (10-19% DV) of several B vitamins and the dietary mineral manganese, whereas other essential nutrients are in low content. it’s also low in carbohydrates, protein, fat, and dietary fibre. Boiling broccoli reduces the levels of sulforaphane, with losses of 20-30% after 5 minutes, 40-50% after 10 minutes and 77% after 30 minutes. However, other methods such as steaming, microwaving and stir-frying had no significant effect on the compounds.