Cruciferous vegetables

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Cruciferous vegetables are of the family Brassicaceae (also called Cruciferae) with many genera, species, and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower, cabbage, kale, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, mustard plant and similar green . The family takes its alternative name (Cruciferae, Neo-Latin for "cross-bearing") from the shape of their flowers, whose four petals resemble a cross.

Ten of the most common cruciferous vegetables eaten by people, known colloquially in North America as cole crops and in the UK, Ireland and Australia as brassicas, are in a single species ( Brassica oleracea); they are not distinguished from one another taxonomically, only by horticultural category of . Numerous other genus, and species in the family are also edible.

Cruciferous vegetables are one of the dominant food crops worldwide. They are best grown in temperatures between 15 and 21 °C (59 and 70 °F).

They are high in vitamin C and dietary fiber and contain multiple and .

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List of cruciferous vegetables Extensive selective breeding has produced a large variety of , especially within the genus Brassica. One description of genetic factors involved in the breeding of Brassica species is the Triangle of U.

+ The taxonomy of common cruciferous vegetables

Acephala group

Acephala group

Alboglabra group

Capitata group

Savoy Cabbage group

Gemmifera group

Gongylodes group

Italica group

Italica group × Alboglabra group

Italica group × Botrytis group

Botrytis group / Italica group

Botrytis group

Oleracea group

chinensis

perviridis or komatsuna

nipposinica

parachinensis

parachinensis

pekinensis

rapifera

napobrassica

pabularia

oleifera

rugosa

rosularis

longipinnatus

Further relationships inside the family Brassicaceae can be described by tribes, a grouping of genera (see ). Armoracia, Barbarea, and Nasturtium belong to the tribe Cardamineae; Brassica, Sinapis, Diplotaxis, Eruca, and Raphanus belong to Brassiceae; Lepidium belongs in Lepidieae; and finally Wasabia ( Eutrema) belongs in Eutremeae.NCBI Taxonomy browser queries, retrieved January 3, 2022.

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Research According to an umbrella review of 41 systematic reviews and meta-analyses of 303 observational studies, there is suggestive evidence for beneficial associations in gastric cancer, lung cancer, endometrial cancer, and all-cause mortality.

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Cancer Cruciferous vegetables contain , which are under research for their potential to affect cancer. Glucosinolates are hydrolyzed to (ITCs) by myrosinase. ITCs are being investigated for their chemopreventive and Chemotherapy effects.

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Drug and toxin metabolism

Chemicals contained in cruciferous vegetables induce the expression of the liver enzyme CYP1A2.

Allium and cruciferous vegetable consumption may induce glutathione S-transferases, uridine diphosphate-glucuronosyl transferases, and all of which are potentially involved in detoxification of such as aflatoxin. High consumption of cruciferous vegetables has potential risk from allergies, interference with drugs such as warfarin, and genotoxicity.

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Taste

People who can taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), which is either bitter or tasteless, are less likely to find cruciferous vegetables palatable due to the resemblance between and PTC.

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Contraindications

Although cruciferous vegetables are generally safe for human consumption, individuals with known allergy or hypersensitivity to a certain Brassica vegetable, or those taking anticoagulant therapy, should be cautious.

Categories: Vegetables, Brassicaceae

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