Smart brocolli ..really!? (presumably more premium than marketing it as a basic "superfood"

[Mr Gus]

Suspicious that the known health benefits of a decent amount of veggies are being snake oiled..

When they sell something as "smart food" ..well y'know

https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... arter-food

Smarter Food ramps up production of its GRextra plant strain that helps lower elevated blood glucose levels

(a strain discovered "apparently" in sicily)

"Their research has found that each portion of soup, made from GRextra which is freeze-dried raw, contains as much glucoraphanin as people would get from eating five or more heads of raw broccoli"
..sounds like a concentrated soup then, hmm, give me a decent 1/2 head of brocolli (or more) every day or two, ..a great, easily prepared vegetable as is, that steams easily in a microwave, is tasty air fried, in a stir fry etc... & remembering that soup in the warmer months can be a struggle, & loading up on excessive amounts of bread is too easy to do.

And it's currently £5 per portion.

So the question is, a "wild strain" of brocolli, has presumably had a patent slapped on it, anyone got any further detail on this based on it being lifted from another country & monetised?

[Swwils]

Same thing with spinach.

Thank goodness we have modified rice.

[Bugtownboy]

But that’s just one component of broccoli - there’s loads of other healthy components, including the fibre to support your gut biome.

Spend the money on more and fresher green veg.