Vital Vegetables® are a new range of all-natural, super vegetables that are packed with more nutritional goodness than regular varieties. Vital Vegetables® have been scientifically proven to be a rich source of naturally protective and powerful antioxidants.
Antioxidants are natural compounds found in foods that may decrease the adverse effects of reactive species, such as reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, on normal physiological function in humans. Research shows that this effect may prevent diseases including heart disease and cancer. 1 2 3
Vital Vegetables® has been developed in a partnership between Australian and New Zealand scientists at the Department of Primary Industry Victoria and the New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited, with significant support from Horticulture Australia Limited, leading seed companies and the Vital Vegetable Marketing Partnership (VVMP).
1. Halliwell, B. 1996: Antioxidants in human health and disease. Annual Reviews of Nutrition 16: 33-50.
2. Lister, C.E. 1999: Natural antioxidants in fruit and vegetables. Leatherhead Food RA Food Industry Journal 2: 251-264.
3. Winterbourn, C.C. 1995: Nutritional antioxidants: their role in disease prevention. New Zealand Medical Journal 108(1011): 447-449.
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Booster BroccoliTM is packed with over 40 percent more active antioxidants than regular broccoli varieties and has been scientifically proven to contain significantly higher levels of the power antioxidant, sulforaphane (often abbreviated to SF) than other regular varieties of broccoli.
Chilli almond & Booster BroccoliTM Warm Salad A deliciously healthy & nutritious side dish - perfect for those cold winter nights.