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Adding plant compounds for better broccoli
Researchers at the University of Illinois discovered that spraying broccoli with two plant-derived compounds brings out the vegetable’s anti-cancer properties while preserving its freshness, according to a study published in Plos One.

Scientists had previously discovered that they could activate the vegetable’s anti-cancer properties by applying methyl jasmonate (MeJA) to broccoli four days before harvest. MeJA causes broccoli to produce glu…