Brussel Sprout Chemicals and Care

From: sonshine
Date: Thu Jan 6, 2000 4:26pm

I"m lazy today and doing what I love best--researching on web. Here's a list of all 
chemicals in Brussels sprouts and leaves; interesting reading about the number of 
nutrients in the leaves:

Chemicals in: Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera var. gemmifera DC (Brassicaceae) -- 
Brussel-Sprout, Brussels-Sprouts

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Chemicals

1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE Leaf: DUKE1992A

1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE Leaf: DUKE1992A

1-O-P-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE Leaf: DUKE1992A

2-HYDROXY-BUT-3-ENYL-GLUCOSINOLATE Leaf: DUKE1992A

4-METHOXY-INDOL-3-YL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE Leaf: DUKE1992A

ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Seed: DUKE1992A

ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Leaf 990 - 7,069 ppm DUKE1992A

ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Leaf 4 - 63 ppm DUKE1992A

ANTEISO-HEPTACOSAN-1-OL Flower: DUKE1992A

ANTEISO-MONTANYL-ALCOHOL Leaf: DUKE1992A

ANTEPENTACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

ARACHIDONIC-ACID Leaf 10 - 71 ppm DUKE1992A

ARGININE Leaf 2,030 - 14,494 ppm DUKE1992A

ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 720 - 6,069 ppm DUKE1992A

ASH Leaf 13,700 - 97,818 ppm DUKE1992A

BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 5 - 41 ppm DUKE1992A

BORON Leaf 57 ppm; DUKE1992A Stem 21 ppm; DUKE1992A

CAFFEIC-ACID Leaf 34 ppm; DUKE1992A

CALCIUM Leaf 395 - 3,177 ppm DUKE1992A

CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 89,600 - 639,744 ppm DUKE1992A

CITRIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

COPPER Leaf 1 - 5 ppm DUKE1992A

COUMESTROL Shoot 400 ppm; DUKE1992A

CYSTINE Leaf 220 - 1,571 ppm DUKE1992A

FAT Leaf 2,000 - 28,560 ppm DUKE1992A

FERULIC-ACID Leaf 10 ppm; DUKE1992A

FIBER Leaf 15,100 - 107,814 ppm DUKE1992A

FOLACIN Leaf 0.56 - 4 ppm DUKE1992A

FUMARIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

HEPTACOSAN-1-OL Flower: DUKE1992A

HEXACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

HISTIDINE Leaf 760 - 5,426 ppm DUKE1992A

INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE Shoot: DUKE1992A

INDOLE-3-CARBINOL Shoot: DUKE1992A

INDOLE-3-CARBOXALDEHYDE Shoot: DUKE1992A

INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID Shoot: DUKE1992A

INDOYL-3,3'-DIMETHANE-CARBOXYLIC-ACID Shoot: DUKE1992A

IRON Leaf 9 - 136 ppm DUKE1992A

ISOHEXACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

ISOLEUCINE Leaf 1,320 - 9,425 ppm DUKE1992A

ISOOCTACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

KILOCALORIES Leaf 430 - 3,070 /kg DUKE1992A

LEUCINE Leaf 1,520 - 10,853 ppm DUKE1992A

LINOLEIC-ACID Leaf 450 - 3,213 ppm DUKE1992A

LYSINE Leaf 1,540 - 10,996 ppm DUKE1992A

MAGNESIUM Leaf 230 - 1,642 ppm DUKE1992A

MALIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

MANGANESE Leaf 3 - 24 ppm DUKE1992A

METHIONINE Leaf 320 - 2,285 ppm DUKE1992A

MOLYBDENUM Leaf 0.9 ppm; DUKE1992A Stem 0.36 ppm; DUKE1992A

MONTANYL-ALCOHOL Leaf: DUKE1992A

NIACIN Leaf 6 - 64 ppm DUKE1992A

OCTACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

OLEIC-ACID Leaf 190 - 1,357 ppm DUKE1992A

OXALATE Leaf 3,600 - 25,704 ppm DUKE1992A

P-COUMARIC-ACID Leaf 12 ppm; DUKE1992A

PALMITIC-ACID Leaf 530 - 3,784 ppm DUKE1992A

PALMITOLEIC-ACID Leaf 20 - 142 ppm DUKE1992A

PANTOTHENIC-ACID Leaf 3.1 - 22 ppm DUKE1992A

PENTACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

PHENYLALANINE Leaf 980 - 6,997 ppm DUKE1992A

PHOSPHORUS Leaf 690 - 4,927 ppm DUKE1992A

PHYTOSTEROLS Leaf 240 - 1,710 ppm DUKE1992A

POTASSIUM Leaf 3,670 - 29,343 ppm DUKE1992A

PROP-2-ENYL-GLUCOSINOLATE Leaf: DUKE1992A

PROTEIN Leaf 32,580 - 250,000 ppm DUKE1992A

QUERCETIN Sprout Seedling 25 ppm; DUKE1992A

QUINIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

RIBOFLAVIN Leaf 0.4 - 10 ppm DUKE1992A

RUTIN Shoot 20 ppm; DUKE1992A

SEC-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Seed: DUKE1992A

SELENIUM Leaf 0.024 ppm; DUKE1992A Stem 0.012 ppm; DUKE1992A

SINAPIC-ACID Leaf 107 ppm; DUKE1992A

SODIUM Leaf 221 - 1,990 ppm DUKE1992A

STEARIC-ACID Leaf 30 - 214 ppm DUKE1992A

SUCCINIC-ACID Leaf: DUKE1992A

TETRACOSAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

THIAMIN Leaf 1.3 - 11 ppm DUKE1992A

THREONINE Leaf 1,200 - 8,568 ppm DUKE1992A

TRIACONTAN-1-OL Leaf: DUKE1992A

TRYPTOPHAN Leaf 370 - 2,642 ppm DUKE1992A

VALINE Leaf 1,550 - 11,067 ppm DUKE1992A

VIT-B-6 Leaf 2.2 - 16 ppm DUKE1992A

WATER Leaf 846,000 - 945,500 ppm DUKE1992A

ZINC Leaf 10 - 157 ppm DUKE1992A

From: sonshine
Date: Thu Jan 6, 2000 4:29pm
Hi,here's another one:

Ethnobotanical uses
Brassica oleracea (BRASSICACEAE)

Cancer Hartwell; Cancer(Stomach) Hartwell; Cyanogenetic Eb30: 400; Infection Liogier; 
Intellect Bliss; Jaundice Bliss; Scurvy FontQuer; Soporific Bliss; Sore Liogier; Tumor 
Hartwell; Tumor(Breast) Hartwell; Vermifuge Liogier; Wart Hartwell

I like the intellect ethnobotanical use; time for me to eat some brassica aleracea---
chuckles.

Rosie

From: LadyGibsEDC@xxx.xxx
Date: Thu Jan 6, 2000 4:08pm

I did find out info on the brussle sprout leaves. I have been talking to a Master 
gardener on a web site and he has informed me that the leaves are not the greatest 
tasting table food. But he did assure me that there is still a chance that I might be 
able to produce brussle sprouts on these plants if we don't get very bad freezes this 
winter (keeping my fingers crossed for another mild winter this year). Hopefully all is 
not lost!

Tammy (with a shimmer of hope) Gibson

From: Stephen Barstow
Date: Fri Jan 7, 2000 2:35am

Brussel Sprout leaves are perfectly edible. Have been eating them personally for years. 
In particular, we always "top" the Brussel Sprouts a few weeks before harvest - this 
involves removing the top leaves and growing tip from the plant - this allows the plant 
to put all its energy into the existing sprouts and not waste time in producing new 
sprouts which woudn't be large enough at harvest/first frosts. Brussel Sprouts like firm
soil (firm around the plant at planting) - if grown in loose soil  the sprouts tend to 
bolt (i.e., don't firm up and just produce loose - but perfectly edible - leaf 
rosettes).

Stephen

From: Cpm
Date: Sun Jan 9, 2000 4:18pm

Don't know if this was covered....I'm playing catch up on my mail....but we remove the 
bottom leaves on the brussel sprouts as they grow....this allows the sprout to mature. 
I usually remove all except the top third....

Take care.........Cathy, Churchill Mt. Farm