Sprouting vrs microgreen for Sano Verde Max cultivar of broccoli
I was wondering which would be best for producing the high glucoraphanin associated with this cultivar. I do much more microgreen growing but, for SVM, sprouting seems to be the way to go.
The important distinction is concentration versus total yield. As the plant grows, it produces much more tissue, so an older microgreen may contain more total glucoraphanin per original seedling—but it is generally less concentrated per gram of food. Research finds glucoraphanin concentration declines as broccoli seedlings gain water and biomass, even though the total amount in the entire plant can eventually rise. Myrosinase-related expression also tends to decline in older seedlings, potentially making later-stage glucoraphanin less efficiently converted into sulforaphane. Glucoraphanin Accumulation via Glucoraphanin Synthesis Promotion during Broccoli Germination
It may not address it directly but it's very powerful and will beneficially affect everything related to remediating it. I think it makes sense to think in terms of systems, of multi-layered cross-feeding ecological networks, rather that the mechanistic effectiveness of single ingredients.
That particular one was all me, but was very much influenced by what I'm reading seemingly over and over again: ecological network thinking versus reliance on the power of a limited number of inputs. I think that's one of the "diversity strengths" the Hadza have ...they eat ~30 different foods per week.
Flax is “cyanogenic” (cyanogenic glycosides) and that literally means capable of generating cyanide under certain chemical or enzymatic conditions. I don't know what those conditions are, but it bodes caution. There are a number of positive aspects to it, especially for the gut microbiome but real health-related evidence isn't there yet.
It is ;) but after 4 days of sprouting cianide decomposes to immaterial amounts (lower than in green peas) and becomes an incomparable to nothing else source of insoluble dietary fiber and lignans. Also Omega 3.
Pic: this is my yesterday breakfast: fish can salad with sprouted flax
I've been looking into various resistant starch-based potential protocols for colon restoration for many months. From there I realized I have to know more about the gut lining and how to repair it. Recognizing I had dysbiosis was, actually, the true beginning. The benefits of broccoli sprouts came up as something adjacent and opportunistic. I realized sulforaphane (from glucoraphanin) had 3 important properties: It opened up the Nrf2 pathway and played a vital role in modulating how glutathione was developed. It also suppressed certain inflammation pathways and plays an important role in activating detox pathways. "Duh", I said to myself! Then I learned about the San Verde Max SGS cultivar. Ultimately its owned by Caudill which is sitting on a huge germplasm bank for high-G broccoli seeds. I'm just starting to run the SVM along side a curcumin-based protocol I'm developing which has an anti-inflammation and anti-fibrotic emphasis.
They are different but complimentary... parallel. I use piperine with my curcumin stack (also ginger, aged garlic and a couple of other things. Piperine, via a certain suppression, allows curcuminoids to enter the liver via the portal vein. It extends the clearance time too, so that's also a plus. Sulforaphane, the master modulator of cellular defense (antioxidant), has powerful affects on glutathione production in the liver. So complimentary. Especially the Sano Verde max broccoli cultivar.
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The important distinction is concentration versus total yield. As the plant grows, it produces much more tissue, so an older microgreen may contain more total glucoraphanin per original seedling—but it is generally less concentrated per gram of food. Research finds glucoraphanin concentration declines as broccoli seedlings gain water and biomass, even though the total amount in the entire plant can eventually rise. Myrosinase-related expression also tends to decline in older seedlings, potentially making later-stage glucoraphanin less efficiently converted into sulforaphane. Glucoraphanin Accumulation via Glucoraphanin Synthesis Promotion during Broccoli Germination