Cancer Chemoprotective food products
AssigneeJohns Hopkins School of Medicine
InventorsJed W. Fahey, Paul Talalay
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Abstract
Vegetable sources of cancer chemoprotective agents have been identified which are extraordinarily rich in glucosinolates, metabolic precursors of isothiocyanates. The vegetable sources are used to provide a dietary means of reducing the level of carcinogens in mammals.
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A method of preparing a food product rich in glucosinolates comprising cruciferous seeds, flour made from the cruciferous seeds, or a combination thereof, wherein said method comprises introducing cruciferous seeds, flour made from the cruciferous seeds, or a combination thereof, into another edible ingredient, wherein said seeds and flour are rich in glucosinolates.
A method of preparing a human food product rich in glucosinolates comprising cruciferous seeds, flour made from the cruciferous seeds, or a combination thereof, wherein the cruciferous seeds and flour are rich in glucosinolates, wherein said method comprises:
- (a) selecting cruciferous seeds which produce sprouts that are rich in glucosinolates, and
- (b) preparing a food product from the selected cruciferous seeds.
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