Brokkolisprossen

Brassica oleracea var. italica · Broccoli Sprouts

Mechanism

Junge Brokkolisprossen (Brassica oleracea var. italica) enthalten 10-100-fach mehr Glucoraphanin als reife Brokkoliroeschen (Fahey, Zhang & Talalay 1997, PNAS, PMID 9294217, DOI 10.1073/pnas.94.19.10367). Aus Glucoraphanin entsteht durch die pflanzeneigene Myrosinase das Isothiocyanat Sulforaphan, ein potenter Induktor von Phase-2- und antioxidativen Enzymen ueber den Nrf2-Signalweg; die Bioverfuegbarkeit haengt stark von aktiver Myrosinase ab (Fahey et al. 2015, PLoS One, DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0140963). Diese Evidenz stammt aus In-vitro-, Nager- und Humanstudien; kontrollierte Untersuchungen zu Brokkolisprossen beim Pferd - zu Wirkung, Dosis oder Bioverfuegbarkeit - liegen nicht vor. Als Kreuzbluetler enthalten Brokkolisprossen zudem goitrogene (thyreostatische) Glucosinolat-Abbauprodukte, die in hoher Menge die Iodaufnahme der Schilddruese beeintraechtigen koennen; relevant v.a. bei einseitiger/hoher Zufuhr und knapper Iodversorgung.

Cautions

· Brassica-Goitrogene: hohe oder dauerhafte Mengen koennen die Schilddruesenfunktion beeintraechtigen - besonders bei knapper Iodversorgung.
· Der Wirknachweis stammt aus Zell-, Nager- und Humanmodellen; ein Nutzen beim Pferd ist nicht belegt.
· Keimlinge koennen mikrobiell belastet sein (Salmonellen/E. coli) - Hygiene und einwandfreie Herkunft beachten.

Sources

PMID 9294217Fahey, Zhang & Talalay 1997 - Broccoli sprouts: an exceptionally rich source of inducers of enzymes that protect against chemical carcinogens, PNAS

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0140963Fahey et al. 2015 - Sulforaphane bioavailability from glucoraphanin-rich broccoli: control by active endogenous myrosinase, PLoS One

Equiterna Score

57/100

solid

Science4.5/10

Practical experience6/10

Safety7/10

Overall score scale

high overall75–100solid55–74limited0–54

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DosageKein etablierter Pferde-Bedarf; allenfalls als kleine Ergaenzung. Keine grossen oder dauerhaften Mengen wegen goitrogener Glucosinolate.

AMG statusComplementary feed

FEI statusNot listed

SafetyWith caution

Evidenceemerging

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