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most nutritious cruciferous vegetables

Most Nutritious Cruciferous Vegetables (list)
To help you get up close and personal with some of the most important plant based foods for good health, I’ve created a list of the most common cruciferous veggies with the wikipedia.org hyperlinks embedded.  My intention in giving you these links is so when you are mobile you can refer to them and perhaps get some ideas on cooking while out shopping.  Bold indicates high nutritional value + anti-aging properties.  Enjoy.

cruciferous vegetables
common name - genus - specific - epithet
Cultivar Group
horseradish horseradish Armoracia rusticana
land cress land cress Barbarea verna
ethiopian mustard ethiopian mustard Brassica carinata
kale kale Brassica oleracea
Acephala Group
collard greens collard greens Brassica oleracea
Acephala Group
Chinese broccoli (kai-lan) Chinese broccoli (kai-lan) Brassica oleracea
Alboglabra Group
cabbagecabbage Brassica oleracea
Capitata Group
brussels sprout brussels sprout Brassica oleracea
Gemmifera Group
kohlrabi kohlrabi Brassica oleracea
Gongylodes Group
broccoli broccoli Brassica oleracea
Italica Group
broccoflower broccoflower Brassica oleracea
Italica Group × Botrytis Group
broccoli romanesco broccoli romanesco Brassica oleracea
Botrytis Group / Italica Group
cauliflowercauliflower Brassica oleracea
Botrytis Group
wild broccoli
Oleracea Group
bok choy bok choy Brassica rapa chinensis
komatsuna komatsuna Brassica rapa pervidis or komatsuna
mizuna mizuna Brassica rapa nipposinica
Rapini (broccoli rabe) Rapini (broccoli rabe) Brassica rapa parachinensis
flowering cabbage flowering cabbage Brassica rapa parachinensis
chinese cabbage chinese cabbage,
napa cabbage napa cabbage Brassica rapa pekinensis
turnip root; greens turnip root; greens Brassica rapa rapifera
rutabaga rutabaga Brassica napus napobrassica
siberian kale siberian kale Brassica napus pabularia
canola/rapeseed canola/rapeseed Brassica rapa/napus oleifera
wrapped heart mustard cabbage wrapped heart mustard cabbage Brassica juncea rugosa
mustard seeds, brown; greens mustard seeds, brown; greens Brassica juncea
mustard seeds, white mustard seeds, white Brassica (or Sinapis) hirta
mustard seeds, black mustard seeds, black Brassica nigra
tatsoi tatsoi Brassica rosularis
rocket (arugula) rocket (arugula) Eruca vesicaria
garden cress garden cress Lepidium sativum
watercress watercress Nasturtium officinale
radish radish Raphanus sativus
daikon daikon Raphanus sativus longipinnatus

wasabi wasabi Wasabia japonica