Which is healthier: broccoli or cauliflower?

Question

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Answer 1

cauliflower, 1/2 cup, no salt

14 cal, 0.3 g fat, 1.1 g protein, 1.7 g fiber, 11 vitamin A, 27  vitamin C, 0.3 vitamin B3, 0.3 vitamin B5, 0.1 vitmain B6, 9.9 calcium, 0.2 iron, 88 potassium

broccoli, 1/2 cup, no salt

22 cal, 0.3 g fat, 2.3 g protein, 2.3 g fiber, 1083 vitamin A, 1.3 vitamin E, 58 vitamin C, 0.1 vitamin B2, 0.4 vitamin B3, 0.4 vitamin B5, 0.1 vitamin B6, 36 calcium, 0.7 iron, 228 potassium

Answer 2

"healthy" is a totally relative term; it depends on your diet. If you ate nothing but broccoli, then cauliflower would be healthier for you, because it contains vitamins that broccoli does not, and vice versa. You should eat both from time to time, as well as as many other fruits/vegetables as you can get your hands on. My mom has this obsession with these super powerfood lists that she keeps seeing in magazines--anti-oxidant stuff like blueberries and spinach. And so that's all she ever eats, these 5 or 6 allegedly cancer-preventing wonderfoods. And I say: 'what about beets? what about mangoes and leeks?' Making your diet so exclusive is what's dangerous; the body needs a variety of nutrients from a variety of sources. Best bet: eat many different foods that are in season and local throughout the year.

Answer 3

They're both healthy but broccoli is considered one of the "super foods" so it would have to win!

Answer 4

Both of them are from the cabbage family and are great sources of Vitamin C. Additionally, Broccoli sprouts have been cited as beneficial in prevention of some kinds of Cancers.

Answer 5

I'm sorry that I don't have sources, but every nutritionist I ever heard say anything about diet always says to eat your greens.  They are high in all of the essential vitamins and nutrients.  I'm not saying that cauliflower doesn't have most of the same vitamins and nutrients, but because they lack the color, I think they might be missing one or two.