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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Apr 10.
Published in final edited form as: Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2023 Dec 23;482:116796. doi: 10.1016/j.taap.2023.116796

Table 2.

Sulforaphane (SFN) and SFN-N-acetylcysteine (SFN-NAC) Concentrations in Human Breast Milk Samples.

Participant # SFN (ng/mL) SFN-NAC (ng/mL) Ate cruciferous vegetables in the past 24 h? Approximate amount of cruciferous vegetables consumed in the past 24 h Vegetable type consumed
1 <LOQ 1.20 Yes ½ cup Broccoli
2 <LOQ 1.33 Yes 1 cup Kale and collard greens
3 <LOQ 1.40 Yes 1 cup Broccoli and Brussels sprouts
4 <LOQ 2.96 Yes ½ cup Broccolini
5 <LOQ 0.80 Yes 1 cup Broccoli
6 <LOQ <LOQ No 0 cup None
7 <LOQ 1.16 Yes 1 cup Broccoli and cauliflower
8 <LOQ 0.79 Yes 1 cup Broccoli and cauliflower

Limit of quantification (LOQ) for SFN and SFN-NAC = 0.49 ng/mL.