According to Dr. Klein, broccoli florets
contain isothiocyanates, which can cause mild - to - potentially - severe gastric irritation in some dogs.
Cruciferous vegetables
contain isothiocyanates, and so because of this, she typically eats them with mustard powder sprinkled on top to increase the amount of myrosinase available.
Collard greens
contain isothiocyanates, some of which may be turned into a substance called goitrin during their breakdown in the body.
Many cruciferous — veggies, kale, brussels sprouts, and turnips —
contain Isothiocyanates, which can also interrupt thyroid function, so be sure to quickly blanch these to help break down the chemical.
Evidence suggests that sulforaphane, a sulfur -
containing isothiocyanate, may help inactivate and eliminate carcinogens.
Maca
contains isothiocyanates, which have been shown to balance hormones and have aphrodisiac qualities.
Broccoli is not poisonous, but
it contains isothiocyanate that can cause gastrointestinal irritation if too much is consumed.
Not exact matches
Green plant foods may
contain cancer - fighting sulforaphane,
isothiocyanate, and indoles.
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.
Cruciferous vegetables
contain glucosinolates; which are metabolized into
isothiocyanates (ITC) in the body.
More accurately, Brassica vegetables
contain myrosinase, which helps break down glucosinolates like glucoraphanin into usable forms of
isothiocyanates including sulforaphane.
Like rapini and other brassicas, cabbage
contains organosulfur compounds including phenethyl
isothiocyanate and sulforaphane that have been shown to have potent antioxidant and anti-tumor properties.
Fermented foods
contain the same
isothiocyanates found in cruciferous vegetables and therefore fight and prevent cancer.
Each
contains a glucosinolate that can be broken down to an
isothiocyanate capable of inducing chemoprotective factors known as phase 2 enzymes.
It's a benzopyrrole, and it is only formed when
isothiocyanates made from glucobrassicin are further broken down into non-sulfur
containing compounds.
For instance, studies reveal that
isothiocyanate metabolites can be detected in the blood and urine after cooked glucosinolate -
containing foods are eaten, although to a lesser extent than their raw glucosinolate -
containing counterparts.69 In far messier studies, scientists have taken cooked watercress and simply mixed it with human feces, which converted the glucosinolates to
isothiocyanates through their intrinsic myrosinase activity.
The seeds also
contain myrosinase enzymes that can break apart the glucosinolates into other phytonutrients called
isothiocyanates.
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.
You would be right to assume that this means raw kale
contains more
isothiocyanates capable of absorption by the body than cooked kale.
All Brassica vegetables are rich in sulfur -
containing glucosinolates — which break down into biologically active
isothiocyanates, including sulforaphane (more about sulforaphane's amazing abilities later).
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.
Moringa appears to have anti-diabetic effects, 7 likely due to beneficial plant compounds
contained in the leaves, including
isothiocyanates.
Broccoli
contains a substance called
isothiocyanate, and when it's ingested in large amounts, it can be toxic to dogs.
Kale
contains the glucosinolate
isothiocyanate that fights the formation of certain harmful bacteria in the stomach lining of dogs.