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Chopped broccoli
Boil the spices in water - black pepper, rosemary, mustard seeds...
Place the broccoli at the bottom of a jar and pour the boiled spiced water over the broccoli to cover it.
Add a little extra virgin olive oil, white wine vinegar, and possibly Calvados or some suitable alcohol as a flavoring and preservative.
Cool, can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days.
Calvados works excellently as a flavoring and preservative.
Substances that affect gut health support the gut microbiota, digestion, and bowel function.
Fiber is the most important 'fuel' for the gut microbiota.
Fiber feeds good bacteria.
Broccoli contains sulfur compounds, like glucosinolates, as well as an enzyme that breaks them down, myrosinase.
When you chew or chop it, these come together to form sulforaphane. It's a healthy bioactive compound that studies have shown can affect inflammation and antioxidant pathways.
Heating
– If you steam broccoli until it's really soft, the enzyme gets inactivated, which reduces the formation of sulforaphane. If you want to get the benefits of this good compound, light steaming is best.
