The researchers, who released their findings in the current issue of the Journal of Functional Foods, suggest that cruciferous vegetables — such as broccoli, brussels sprouts and cabbage — contain an
organic chemical
compound called indole glucosinolates, which breaks down
into other compounds, including indolocarbazole — ICZ — in the stomach.
The findings also call
into question
other suggestions for using titanium dioxide for environmental remediation — for example, to remove odor - causing
organic compounds from emissions produced by confined livestock feeding operations.