Description

• Cauliflower is low in fat, high in dietary fibre, folate, water and vitamin C, possessing a very high nutritional density.
• As a member of the brassica family, cauliflower shares with broccoli and cabbage several phytochemicals which are beneficial to human health, including sulforaphane, an anti-cancer compound released when cauliflower is chopped or chewed.
• In addition, the compound indole-3-carbinol, which appears to work as an anti-estrogen, appears to slow or prevent the growth of tumors of the breast and prostate.
• Cauliflower also contains other glucosinolates besides sulfurophane, substances which may improve the liver’s ability to detoxify carcinogenic substances.
• A high intake of cauliflower has been found to reduce the risk of aggressive prostate cancer.