IS BROCCOLI MORE HEALTHY RAW? A REVIEW BY NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS
Expert opinion from Deidre Huysamen
Dietician - Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services · 7 years of experience · South Africa
Broccoli is healthy cooked and raw. Raw broccoli is higher in nutrients as the moment you start to cook vegetables you will start to lose some nutrients. This can be minimized by using dry or semi-moist cooking methods. Raw broccoli is better for those that have sensitive digestive systems. Cooking broccoli helps to break down the natural gas forming compounds found therein. Cooked broccoli is also higher in sulforaphane which plays an important role in phase 2 detoxification in the body. This means it helps to clear out toxins from things like pollution and burnt animal proteins.
Expert opinion from Jen Hsu
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) - Nutritional Science · 11 years of experience · Canada
Broccoli is versatile in the ways it can be eaten and it is one of the few vegetables that provides comparable nutrition in both raw and cooked form. However, it is still recommended to eat broccoli raw as cooking will cause nutrients to depreciate during the process. For example, vitamin C content is higher in raw broccoli compared to cooked because vitamin C itself is heat sensitive.
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Expert opinion from Momoko Takada
Bachelor's degree Nutrition · 3 years of experience · Japan
Broccoli can be eaten raw. If it feels tough, peel the stem thickly and eat it. When eating raw, be sure to choose fresh broccoli. Avoid broccoli that is dark in color or has cracks in the stem.
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