For those of you into raw foods or simply looking for a great way to spice up your usual food routine, I thought I'd share what I thought to be interesting information regarding the health benefits of sprouts. Personally, I've always thought they make a great topping to my favorite salad or sandwich, so when I found the following info from Nataliya Schetchikova, PhD in the April issue of ACA, I was pretty happy about it!
Here' a short summary of some of the benefits found in these tiny powerhouses:
*20grams of broccoli sprouts= amount of nutrition in 1 Kg of Broccoli
*Broccoli sprouts- high in isothiocyanates: chemopreventive agents that inhibit bladder cancer development and currently researched for potenial as bladder cancer treatment
* Buckwheat sprouts- tons of concentrated antioxidant capabilities, studies also have found they hold the ability to help reduce cholesterol and triglycerides; (Contain phenolics, quercetin, rutin, gamma-aminobutaric & citric acids, others)
* Wheat Sprouts- high quality source of phosphates and enzymes, potent antioxidant, may inhibit development of colon cancer. Powdered version has been shown in numerous studies to significantly prevents or delays senile cataracts in animal studies.
If I wasn't so unlucky with growing indoor plants lately, I'd probably try growing a batch on my own windowsill at home. I'll just have to leave that to those of you with the indoor green thumbs. In the meantime, if you'd like to learn more about sprouts take a look at the following websites:
http://www.sproutpeople.com OR http://www.isga-sprouts.org
For the full article see ACA News/April 2009 "Supplements in a Plant:Sprouts and Their Health Effects" by Nataliya Schetchikova, PhD
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