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Q:  I am on Coumadin (blood thinner) and am told that I have to be careful about consuming broccoli due to high Vitamin K content.  Does Brassica® Tea contain Vitamin K as well?
 
A:  We have not been able to measure the amount of Vitamin K in Brassica Tea.  Accurate analysis is extremely difficult and unreliable because Vitamin K is not water soluble.  Analyses in the Brassica Chemoprotection Laboratory show that BroccoSprouts contain 1.35 micrograms of Vitamin K per gram of fresh sprouts.  This converts to 135 micrograms per 100 grams (which is much more than one would consume per day), or 38 micrograms per one ounce serving.  The Vitamin K content of market stage (adult) broccoli is reported as 205-270 micrograms per 100 grams, and one might consume 100 grams of adult broccoli at a time.  Other vegetables are reported to contain from 5 to about 1,500 micrograms per 100 grams.  Given that the broccoli extract in the tea comes from the sprouts, and the amount of SGS is reduced from 73 milligrams per one ounce serving to 15 milligrams per tea bag, and given that Vitamin K is not water soluble, we believe Brassica Tea contains very little Vitamin K.  However, certainly discuss this with your physician.

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The natural antioxidant found in broccoli and BroccoSprouts® has been shown to be longer lasting than Vitamin C, E and A in removing free radicals from the body. SGS activates the body's own NATURAL antioxidant defense system, including Phase 2 Detoxification enzymes.

 

The long-lasting activity of SGS was discovered by scientists at Johns Hopkins University Medical School while studying the health benefits of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables. Only Brassica teas are patented and licensed by Johns Hopkins University under US patents 5,725,895; 5,968,505; 5,968,567, 6,177,122 and 6,242,018.

You can find Brassica teas in 4 Chinese Sencha green tea flavors (Green Tea with SGS, Decaffeinated Green Tea with SGS, Green Tea with Lemon and SGS, and Green Tea with Orange and SGS), 2 Chinese black tea flavors (Black Tea with SGS and Decaffeinated Black Tea with SGS.) and 2 organic, caffeine-free South African red bush (rooibos) flavors (Red Bush with SGS and Red Bush with Lemongrass and SGS).  Our decaf teas are naturally decaffeinated and GMO and chemical free.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of all Brassica Teas will go to the Brassica Foundation for biomedical research on vegetables.

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