TABLE 4.

Glucosinolates identified in broccoli grown in the Unites States¹

Scientific name	Plant material	Glucosinolates	Concentration range, mg/100 g FW)	Refs
Brassica oleracea var. italica	21 cultivars	Aliphatic GSL		(41)
		Epiprogoitrin	0–2.90
		Glucoalyssin	0–7.22
		Gluconapin	0–6.58
		Glucoraphanin	1.09–58.94
		Napoleiferin	0–6.26
		Progoitrin	0.72–19.41
		Indole GSLs
		Glucobrassicin	1.09–15.66
		4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin	0–4.82
		4-Methoxyglucobrassicin	0–2.59
		Neoglucobrassicin	0–22.61
		Aromatic GSL
		Gluconasturtiin	0.43–5.20
Brassica oleracea L. (Botrytis Group) (Brassica oleracea var. italica)	10 genotypes	Aliphatic GSLs		(72)
		Glucoraphanin	3.74–107.88
		Progoitrin	0–32.88
		Sinigrin	0–1.54
Brassica oleracea var. italica	6 cultivars	Aliphatic GSLs		(74)
		Glucoerucin	0.46–1.56
		Glucoiberin	0.59–4.74
		Gluconapin	0–0.37
		Glucoraphanin	13.02–38.59
		Progoitrin	0–1.44
		Sinigrin	0–0.57
		Indole GSL
		Glucobrassicin	18.91–32.12
		Aromatic GSL
		Gluconasturtiin	0–0.80
N/A	8 cultivars	Aliphatic GSLs		(77)
		Glucoiberin	0–4.53
		Glucoraphanin	1.92–71.78
		Progoitrin	0–8.91
		Indole GSLs
		4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin	0–1.19
		Glucobrassicin	0.48–26.32
		Neoglucobrassicin	0.05–34.57
Brassica oleracea var. italica	2 cultivars growing during 2 fall and 2 spring seasons	Aliphatic GSLs		(43)
		Gluconapin	0–0.40
		Glucoraphanin	6.55–69.67
		Indole GSLs
		4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin	0.99–2.48
		4-Methoxyglucobrassicin	2.05–4.09
		Glucobrassicin	17.26–35.95
		Neoglucobrassicin	5.63–46.03
		Aromatic GSL
		Gluconasturtiin	0–3.17
Brassica oleracea	1 cultivar	Aliphatic GSLs		(53)
		Glucobrassicanapin	1.21
		Glucoiberin	13.97
		Glucoraphanin	48.95
		Progoitrin	0.66
		Sinigrin	0.55
		Indole GSLs
		Glucobrassicin	54.56
		Neoglucobrassicin	7.70
Brassica oleracea	1 cultivar	Aliphatic GSLs		(52)
		Glucobrassicanapin	1.18
		Glucoiberin	13.59
		Glucoraphanin	47.62
		Progoitrin	0.64
		Sinigrin	0.54
		Indole GSLs
		Glucobrassicin	53.07
		Neoglucobrassicin	7.49
Brassica oleracea var. italica	1 cultivar	Aliphatic GSLs		(80)
		Glucoiberin	14.48
		Glucoraphanin	217.90
		Indole GSLs
		4-Methoxyglucobrassicin	8.69
		Glucobrassicin	50.81
		Neoglucobrassicin	9.72
Brassica oleracea ssp. italica	5 cultivars	Aliphatic GSLs		(81)
		Gluconapin	11.57–39.11
		Glucoraphanin	9.82–28.06
		Indole GSLs
		Glucobrassicin	11.98–47.94
		Neoglucobrassicin	5.63–46.03
		Aromatic GSL
		Gluconasturtiin	5.43–13.58
Brassica oleracea ssp. italica	1 cultivar	Aliphatic GSL		(82)
		Glucoraphanin	9.59
		Indole GSL
		Neoglucobrassicin	23.17
		Aromatic GSL
		Gluconasturtiin	5.79
Brassica oleracea var. italica	50 genotypes	Aliphatic GSLs	(mean of 50 genotypes)	(48)
		Glucoalyssin	0.97
		Glucobrassicanapin	1.24
		Glucoiberin	0.45
		Gluconapin	3.99
		Glucoraphanin	33.20
		Napoleiferin	3.02
		Progoitrin	4.16
		Sinigrin	0.38
		Indole GSLs
		4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin	0.99
		4-Methoxyglucobrassicin	2.05
		Glucobrassicin	5.27
		Neoglucobrassicin	1.02
		Aromatic GSLs
		Gluconasturtiin	1.81
Brassica oleracea var. italica	4 cultivars	Aliphatic GSLs		(44)
		Glucoraphanin	23.38–33.20
N/A	23 cultivars	Aliphatic GSL		(86)
		Glucoraphanin	5.38–34.65
		Indole GSLs
		Glucobrassicin	6.47–17.30
		Neoglucobrassicin	2.76–24.50
Brassica oleracea	1 cultivar	Aliphatic GSL		(87)
		Glucoraphanin	22.91
Brassica oleracea var. italica	2 cultivars at 3 locations	Aliphatic GSLs		(54)
		Gluconapin	0–0.01
		Glucoraphanin	8.70–24.22
		Progoitrin	0–5.83
		Indole GSLs
		4-Hydroxyglucobrassicin	0.05–1.24
		4-Methoxyglucobrassicin	1.69–5.83
		Glucobrassicin	18.65–49.57
		Neoglucobrassicin	2.25–21.53
N/A	1 cultivar	Aliphatic GSLs		(91)
		Glucoalyssin	0.47
		Glucoerucin	0.43
		Glucoiberin	5.46
		Gluconapin	0.02
		Glucoraphanin	45.89
		Progoitrin	0.03
		Sinigrin	0.05
		Indole GSLs
		4-Methoxyglucobrassicin	18.40
		Glucobrassicin	16.89
		Neoglucobrassicin	5.45

¹Data reported as dry weight in the literature were converted into fresh weight using the water content in USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release (37), unless they were provided in the literature. FW, fresh weight; GSL, glucosinolate; N/A, not available; Refs, references.