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.
Not exact matches
Finally, vegetables
contain varying amounts of
organosulfurs based on their growing conditions.29 Since these sulfur - based chemicals are part of the plant defense system, plants that encounter insects often
contain higher amounts of these substances.
In other words, plants that are doused with pesticides and grown in soils depleted of minerals and nutrients are likely to
contain less healthy
organosulfurs.
Sources of SO2 include the combustion of sulfur -
containing fossil fuels and the oxidation of
organosulfur compounds (OSCs) such as dimethyl sulfide.