Brassica Oleracea Italica Sprout Powder
Broccoli sprouts and their powders are whole-food-derived ingredients with high glucosinolate content. Generally safe; rare concerns include thyroid effects with very high prolonged intakes due to goitrogenic compounds, and bacterial-contamination risk in raw sprouts (FDA and CDC have linked raw sprouts to outbreaks).
What it is
Powdered sprouts of broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) — concentrated source of glucoraphanin/sulforaphane.
Functional food / supplement ingredient.
Why it's flagged
- raw-sprout pathogen risk in unprocessed forms
- goitrogenic glucosinolates at very high intake
What regulators actually say
"FDA: Sprouts have been linked to numerous foodborne illness outbreaks; raw or lightly cooked sprouts can contain bacteria such as Salmonella, E. coli, or Listeria."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole-food-derived ingredient; FDA has issued sprout-pathogen guidance
European Union — EFSA
Traditional food
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