Brassica Promotes Broccoli Sprouts in Place of Tea

Brassica Promotes Broccoli Sprouts in Place of Tea

DENVER--Brassica Protection Products announced that Brassica Tea, an antioxidant broccoli tea, is in short supply due to unexpected nationwide consumer demand. The tea formula contains antioxidant SGS™ (sulforaphane), which is extracted from broccoli and was developed by researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Brassica has put direct orders on hold so it can continue to supply stores in Colorado where the tea is being test-marketed on an exclusive basis. It may take several months before Brassica Tea will be available nationwide because of the time it takes to grow the special seeds from which SGS is extracted, according to a company release. In the meantime, Brassica is promoting its BroccoSprouts® (www.broccosprouts.com), three-day-old baby broccoli that also contains SGS and is licensed and patented by Johns Hopkins.