Fermented broccoli sprouts, 30 capsules

Product detailed description

This product concentrates the amazing properties of fermented broccoli sprouts and whole broccoli. Nearly 700 scientific publications suggest that certain key compounds found in broccoli sprouts and whole broccoli may play a powerful role in supporting cellular and overall body homeostasis and vitality. This product is packed with these widely recognized and bioavailable nutrients (see below), without the need to regularly sprout at home or eat bunch of whole broccoli every day.

I really like fermented foods because they are usually stronger, more digestible, better...simply "up-graded" and more powerful than their unfermented versions. They often contain many new substances that are created or transformed during the fermentation process, or this process greatly improves the absorbability of the substances that the food already has. Bioavailability and utilization are improved, and the body often gets far more from less - which is the meaning of the so-called "rich modesty" that I coin. These are young broccoli sprouts and extracts of whole broccoli florets subjected to a fermentation process in top pure quality from Dr. Mercoli.

9 Ways Mercola Fermented Broccoli Sprouts Are Different Than All Other Broccoli Sprouts or Broccoli Supplements

1. Contains fermented broccoli sprouts for optimal sulforaphane conversion and bioavailability
2. Made only from organic broccoli and organic broccoli sprouts
3. Uses sprouts harvested at their peak to concentrate important plant nutrients that help support healthy lipid levels and cardiovascular health*
4. It is triple standardized for sulforaphane potential, glucoraphanin , and myrosinase activity
5. Provides substantial amounts of glucoraphanin along with myrosinase
6. Prepared using a unique low-temperature drying process to preserve myrosinase activity
7. It is a concentrated powder and not an extract, so no solvents or harsh extraction processes are ever used
8. This is a pure formula without the use of harsh chemicals, genetically modified ingredients, pesticides or herbicides
9. Avoids magnesium stearate – an unnecessary additive with no nutritional value and unknown toxicity

The fact that the sources of both the sprouts and the whole broccoli are organic is worth mentioning twice…

Each dose of Fermented Broccoli Sprouts contains standardized amounts of:

• Sulforaphane 140 mcg
• Glucoraphanin 350 mcg
• Myrosinase 105 mcg

Although EU legislation does not allow for a full description of the potential, below you will find the maximum information background for this particular product.

If you buy fresh broccoli sprouts from the store when you need the powerful and studied functional substances of broccoli (such as sulforaphane), they can be very disadvantageous in terms of content:quantity. However, because they are easy and inexpensive to grow at home, I recommend sprouting your own broccoli seeds. However, not everyone has the time or inclination to grow and harvest their own, which is a shame because scientists have found that broccoli – and broccoli sprouts in particular – contain exceptionally high levels of two compounds that may offer unprecedented potential properties and benefits.

Just because you may not eat sprouts or consume a pile of fresh broccoli regularly doesn't mean you can't benefit from these key nutrients. 

Dr. Mercola has found a way to get the important intact nutritional benefits of both broccoli sprouts and whole broccoli florets without having to grow your own sprouts or eat bunch of broccoli every week.

We highly recommend sprouting your own seeds and eating fresh organic broccoli as often as possible. It's hard to beat or replace these two healthy foods for their phytonutrients and fiber. However, there may be times when you want much larger amounts of these two incredible compounds, which you will learn all you need to know about below.

Fresh broccoli and broccoli sprouts are two of the healthiest foods you can eat because they contain high concentrations of a broad category of compounds called glucosinolates. Two of these compounds, glucoraphanin and sulforaphane, have become the focus of over 650 scientific publications:

Sulforaphane, identified in 1992, is now considered the main compound in broccoli sprouts and broccoli and is responsible for many potential properties related to:

• the state of cells throughout the body
• your body's detoxification processes
• protecting cells, tissues and DNA from oxidative damage by free radicals
• healthy normal cholesterol levels
• gut health and healthy gut microbial balance
• the condition of the articular cartilage and comfortable movement
• bladder condition
• prostate condition

Before we go any further, I want to make sure you fully understand how these compounds support detoxification processes and cells. Much of the research focuses on the antioxidant properties of these compounds. While most antioxidants in your body have a very short lifespan, these powerful antioxidants have the ability to recycle and actively scavenge free radicals in cells for up to three days. Sulforaphane in particular plays an important role in the body's detoxification processes. Thanks to its unique ability to support the final phase of normal detoxification, it supports the body's own removal of free radicals and cellular debris.

Research shows that:

• Glucoraphanin precursor strengthens cellular enzymes and helps protect against damage*
• Sulforaphane helps support normal cell function or DNA methylation*
• Sulforaphane plays a role in activating over 200 different genes*
• Sulforaphane helps support normal cell division and growth*
• Sulforaphane's potent antioxidant activity may help slow the decline in immune function*
• Sulforaphane supports normal healthy production of blood vessel-protecting enzymes*
• Sulforaphane helps protect muscles from exercise-induced damage*

However, it's not always easy to get sulforaphane where it's needed most...

Sulforaphane Thieves That Can Steal Valuable Potential Benefits

To obtain sulforaphane, you need to convert a substance in broccoli and sprouts – glucoraphanin – using an enzyme called myrosinase. You usually need myrosinase to get sulforaphane.

The procedure works like this: Glucoraphanin -> (Myrosinase) -> Sulforaphane

Unfortunately, there are several conditions that can hinder this process and prevent the valuable compound from getting where it needs to go – into the cells.

First, you would have to eat at least a kilo of raw broccoli per week to get the necessary amount of sulforaphane.

It's easier with fresh broccoli sprouts... They are much richer in nutrients than whole broccoli. After three days of germination, broccoli sprouts contain 10 to 100 times the amount of the precursor glucoraphanin.

Another potential pitfall of regular broccoli is that typical handling and preparation can destroy many of the fragile beneficial nutrients.

If any of broccoli's key compounds are destroyed or inactivated, you may miss out on most of its valuable potential benefits.

Here are a few ways you can spoil regular broccoli:

• Broccoli can lose 80 percent of its precursor glucoraphanin just 10 days after harvest due to poor weather
• Broccoli cut into florets loses its precursors twice as fast as whole broccoli
• Steaming broccoli for more than five minutes can destroy all of its myrosinase
• Cooking broccoli and heat treating it for more than 30 to 60 seconds destroys most of its myrosinase.
• Blanching at high temperature and then freezing can destroy broccoli myrosinase

Even if you happen to destroy broccoli myrosinase through normal food handling and cooking practices, all is not lost...

Mimics what a healthy gut would do

When you cut or chew broccoli, glucoraphanin combines with the enzyme myrosinase to form sulforaphane.

However, it still doesn't benefit your body immediately...

Sulforaphane is attached to a sugar molecule using a sulfur bond. When myrosinase breaks off the sugar and releases sulforaphane, a sulfur-absorbing protein can inactivate it.

This is where healthy gut bacteria come into play...

IF you have healthy gut flora, it can help release sulforaphane.

Still, this is a big " if" because everyone has different levels of healthy gut microbiota balance for a variety of reasons.

Scientists have now discovered a way to help increase the bioavailability of sulforaphane in broccoli sprouts and broccoli, regardless of the state of your gut microbial balance!

By fermenting broccoli sprouts, glucoraphanin is pre -converted into sulforaphane.

This is great news for many people who may have less than optimal gut health. You don’t have to blindly rely on the "good" microbes in your gut—or the presence of myrosinase—to convert glucoraphanin to sulforaphane.

Fermentation does exactly what a healthy gut would do – it provides your body with bioavailable sulforaphane.

And that's exactly what Dr. Mercola created with a fermented broccoli sprout product... reliable, viable sulforaphane!

This Fermented Broccoli Sprouts product contains both fermented organic broccoli sprouts and activated organic whole broccoli florets.

With both, you get standardized levels of important broccoli compounds to help you maximize the benefits of broccoli sprouts and the many potential benefits of broccoli.*

Each dose of Fermented Broccoli Sprouts contains standardized amounts of:

• Sulforaphane 140 mcg
• Glucoraphanin 350 mcg
• Myrosinase 105 mcg

Instead of using extracts that can require harsh extraction and processing methods (including the use of solvents or chemicals), we use a special low-temperature drying process to get the real thing: nutritionally intact broccoli sprout powder and whole broccoli plant.

This helps maintain baseline myrosinase activity, which helps you absorb and utilize high levels of sulforaphane!

And because we use fermented broccoli sprouts, the conversion to sulforaphane occurs before you even take it!

And there are also so-called "broccoli pills" – or often futile attempts to put sulforaphane in capsules.

But do they all offer the same potential benefits?

While broccoli supplements often contain glucoraphanin, they typically lack myrosinase and are not fermented!

We've already shown how myrosinase deficiency can affect how much sulforaphane you end up getting. One study in healthy men contrasted differences in sulforaphane absorption from broccoli powder without myrosinase versus broccoli sprout powder with the enzyme.

Subjects consuming only broccoli powder, rich in glucoraphanin but lacking myrosinase, had a 24-hour urinary retention of sulforaphane metabolites of only 19 percent. Those who consumed broccoli sprout powder, which was rich in the enzyme myrosinase, showed 74% recovery of sulforaphane in their urine – an almost four-fold increase over the first group!

Dietary supplement. Fermented broccoli sprouts 30 capsules

Other ingredients: organic rice husk concentrate, vegetable capsule (HMPC - hydroxypropyl-methyl cellulose)

Recommended dosage: 1 capsule per day

Notice:
This product was marketed as a dietary supplement. The product has no approved medicinal effects and is not a medicine. Does not serve as a substitute for a varied diet. Do not exceed the recommended dosage. Keep out of reach of children. Minimum shelf life indicated on the packaging. The information provided here is not intended to increase consumption and distribution of products. We do not encourage you to make inappropriate, immoderate or unjustified use of the products. Always carefully read the package leaflet, active ingredients and consult your doctor or pharmacist about the use of the products.