superbroccoli

noun

superbroccoli

noun

Etymology From super- + broccoli.

1

A variety of broccoli that is genetically modified to contain higher levels of sulforaphane.

  • […] food technologists […] are promoting genetically engineered vegetables with high levels of flavonoids as "functional foods": tomatoes with ten times more lycopene […]; and superbroccoli with ten times as much sulforaphane, a compound that stimulates production of enzymes which destroy cancer-causing substances in the gut.2003, Cindy Engel, Wild Health: Lessons in Natural Wellness from the Animal Kingdom, page 228:

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