Broccoli sprouts are a few days old, sprouted broccoli seeds, which resemble alfalfa sprouts. Essentially, they are a few days old broccoli plants.
Broccoli sprouts.
In type 2 diabetics, eating 10 grams of powdered broccoli sprouts per day for 4 weeks reduced insulin resistance compared to placebo.31 Blood fats (triglycerides) also fell, while HDL cholesterol increased.32
You might find fresh broccoli sprouts in your grocery store. Alternatively, you can buy broccoli seeds on www.iHerb.com and grow broccoli sprouts yourself. There is plenty of information available on the Internet. You can also buy broccoli sprouts powder and mix with water.
If you eat fresh sprouts, an appropriate dose would be 30-40 grams per day. If you consume powder, 10 grams is enough, because it’s more concentrated when dehydrated.
Whether the same health benefits can be obtained by eating broccoli florets is unknown to me.
- Bahadoran Z, Tohidi M, Nazeri P, Mehran M, Azizi F, Mirmiran P. Effect of broccoli sprouts on insulin resistance in type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Int J Food Sci Nutr. Nov;63(7):767-771.
- Bahadoran Z, Mirmiran P, Hosseinpanah F, Rajab A, Asghari G, Azizi F. Broccoli sprouts powder could improve serum triglyceride and oxidized LDL/LDL-cholesterol ratio in type 2 diabetic patients: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Diabetes Res Clin Pract. Jun;96(3):348-354.