Bok choy contains large amounts of many of the nutrients that rabbits need to stay happy and healthy.
Bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
Cabbage including
bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
Even more exciting,
bok choy contains a wealth of phytonutrients that offer powerful and unique benefits to your health.
Like broccoli,
bok choy contains flavenoids and glutathione.
Bok choy contains powerful antioxidants like vitamins A and C and phytonutrients such as thiocyanates, lutein, zeaxanthin, isothiocyanates, and sulforaphane, which stimulate detoxifying enzymes and may protect against breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
As a cruciferous vegetable, not only does
bok choy contain potent phytochemicals that...
As a cruciferous vegetable, not only does
bok choy contain potent phytochemicals that...
Not exact matches
It also
contains calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, manganese, B vitamins and vitamin K. Cabbage, like all cruciferous vegetables (broccoli / cauliflower / brussels sprouts /
bok choy / kale etc.)
contains glucosinolates, a unique anti-cancer compound.
Like all cruciferous vegetables (ex: broccoli, cabbage,
bok choy etc.), cauliflower
contains glucosinolates antioxidants, which have anti-cancer benefits.
Broccoli, cauliflower,
bok choy, brussels sprouts and kale
contain folate and have cartenoids that lower homo - cysteine (an amino acid linked with cognitive impairment).
Research shows that fat - soluble vitamins and carotenoids found in foods, such as
bok choy, may be better absorbed when consumed with fat -
containing foods like extra virgin olive oil.
The calcium, magnesium, and potassium
contained in
bok choy help with important chemical processes involved with hormone function and over time can lessen menstrual symptoms such as cramps, bloating, headache and fatigue.
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale,
bok choy, cabbage, etc.
contain very specific and unique phytonutrients such as indole -3-carbinol (I3C) that help to fight against these estrogenic compounds... And by fighting against these belly fat stimulating estrogenic chemicals, this is just 1 more step in helping you to win the battle against abdominal fat!
The calcium content in calcium - rich plants in the kale family (broccoli,
bok choy, cabbage, mustard, and turnip greens) is as bioavailable as that in milk; however, other plant - based foods
contain components that inhibit the absorption of calcium.
You may sometimes hear
bok choy being described as a food that
contains «goitrogens,» or as a food that is «goitrogenic.»
Don't Eat Raw Cruciferous Vegetables — Cruciferous vegetables like: broccoli, cauliflower, brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens,
bok choy and cabbage
contain goitrogens which is a chemical that suppresses the function of the thyroid gland by disrupting and blocking the enzyme that lets your thyroid use the iodine in your body to make the thyroid hormone.
Only mustard green shoots
contained more total glucosinolates than the
bok choy shoots.
Bok choy also
contains glucosinolates, sulfur -
containing compounds associated with reduced cancer risk.
Specifically, among 17 different cruciferous vegetables analyzed in the study, Baby Shanghai
bok choy was the only vegetable to
contain high amounts of what the researchers called «Principle 1» and «Principle 2» phenols.
Like all leafy greens,
bok choy also
contains a high amount of antioxidants.
It will
contain four new vegetables:
bok choy, white cauliflower, artichokes and mustard greens.