The Benefits of Broccoli

1 Cup of broccoli has 44 calories and a surplus of nutrients and health benefits, including: 

• Dietary Fiber: 4.68g or 18.72% of your daily value
• Soluble - 2.03g
• Insoluble - 2.65g
• Fiber in the diet helps lower cholesterol
• Protein: 4.66g
• Vitamin A (beta-carotene): 1358.76mcg
• Vitamin C: 123.4mg
• Folate: 93.91mcg
• Vitamin K: 155.2mcg
• Calcium: 74.72mg
• Magnesium: 39mg
• Potassium: 505.44mg
• Lutein/zeaxanthin: 1,277mcg
• Promote eye health
• Isothiocyanates:
• Anticancer phytochemical that neutralizes carcinogens
• Broccoli also contains indole-3-carbinol, great for women because it increases the ratio of "good" estrogen metabolite to the potentially harmful ones.
• High levels of sulforaphane, a phytochemical that increases the activation of enzymes known as phase-2 enzymes, which help fight carcinogens (may reduce the risk of prostate cancer)
• The unique combination of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and pro-detoxification components in broccoli make it a unique food in terms of cancer prevention.
• How to eat raw & cooked: Broccoli is great raw with hummus as well as steamed with lemon zest
• Glucoraphanin, gluconasturtiian, and glucobrassicin are 3 glucosinolatephytonutrients found in a special combination in broccoli. 
• They help the body's detox process, including activation, neutralization, and elimination of contaminants 
• Broccoli has kaempferol: 
• A flavonoid that studies have shown has the ability to lessen the impact of allergy-related substances on our body