Endogenous extraction yielded high quality sulforaphane from broccoli sprouts unveils potent antioxidant and anti Alzheimer's activities: Heliyon Isothiocyanate concentrations and interconversion of sulforaphane to erucin in human subjects after consumption of commercial frozen broccoli compared to fresh broccoli Saha 2012 Molecular Nutrition & Food Research Wiley Online Library More evidence that sulforaphane (high in broccoli sprouts) may have positive effects on the brain. A pilot trial finds sulforaphane treatment increased glutathione levels in the blood & hippocampus region of the Frontiers Glutathione: A Samsonian life sustaining small molecule that protects against oxidative stress, ageing and damaging inflammation