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Meaning of superbroccoli | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A variety of broccoli that is genetically modified to contain higher levels of sulforaphane.

uncountable

Examples

“[…] food technologists […] are promoting genetically engineered vegetables with high levels of flavonoids as "functional foods": tomatoes with ten times more lycopene […]; and superbroccoli with ten times as much sulforaphane, a compound that stimulates production of enzymes which destroy cancer-causing substances in the gut.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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