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Did you know that cutting the florets into smaller pieces and the stems into thin slices and letting them sit for 5 to 6 minutes before cooking will enhance their cancer protective properties? Cutting broccoli into smaller pieces breaks the cells and activates an enzyme called myrosinase. The myrosinase converts some of the sulfur-containing chemicals found in broccoli (call glucosinolates) into other sulfur containing chemicals (called isothiocyanates) which research has shown to contain cancer preventive properties not found in the glucosinolates . Studies have actually pinpointed specific mechanisms, like changes in cellular genetic processes, which are involved in increasing cancer protection.

Broccoli is often cited as one of the food , the effective in preventing and even curing cancer. This green vegetable is rich in nutrients , consisting of fiber , vitamin C , and beta carotene . Broccoli also contain sulforaphane and myrosinase , which if combined, would provide anticancer benefits of broccoli .