Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts is the name of a variety of cabbage belonging to the Cruciferae family. This vegetable is formed by a stalk from which large green leaves emerge that surround a cluster of white and swollen buds.

This vegetable is usually green in colour, although some varieties can also be red or purple. The taste of this vegetable is slightly bitter with a sweet touch.

Properties and benefits: brussels sprouts

Some benefits you didn't know about taking brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts share their high water content with the other Cruciferae vegetables, although they have the highest calorie content of their family.

In terms of nutritional value, we can find a high level of vitamin C (although part of this can be lost during cooking), and it is also rich in citric acid, which helps to boost the beneficial action of said nutrient.

This vegetable, as with all foods of plant origin, also has other characteristics and qualities, such as being rich in fibre, minerals such as calcium, iron, phosphorous and potassium, which help the correct working of the muscles.

As with nearly all Cruciferae plants, Brussels sprouts contain a lot of sulphur, which gives them their characteristic smell. The bitter flavour due to the goitrin content.

Nutritional composition: Calories: 51 kcal, Fats: 1.4 g, Proteins: 3.5 g, Fibre: 3.8 g, Water: 87.2 g, Calcium: 30 mg, Iron: 0.7 mg, Magnesium: 19 mg, Phosphorus: 60 mg, Potassium: 375 mg, Vitamin A: 13 mg, Vitamin C: 100 mg

Nutritional values

51.0

Kcal

51.0

Kj

1.4 gr

Fat

0.0 gr

CHO

3.5 gr

Protein

0.0 gr