Broccoli

Broccoli is a plant from the species: Brassica oleracea. It is a vegetable similar to cauliflower and cabbage. Broccoli has green flower heads and a stalk. It comes from Italy^[1] and was introduced to England and the United States around 1800, and 1900,^[2][3] and has become a well-liked food around the world. Purple cauliflower (violet cauliflower) is also a type of broccoli grown in North America and Europe.^[4]

A stalk of broccoli (left side) and one cut (right side)

Broccoli is a good source of vitamins.^[5] Its carbohydrates are mostly fibre and a variety of sugars.^[6] Broccoli has many vitamins and minerals like Vitamin A, potassium, folic acid, and iron.^[7] When it is not harvested in the right time, it will turn into a head of yellow flowers.^[3] Spain, Mexico, India, China, and the United States are the largest producers of broccoli.^[8]

It is native to the Mediterranean. The plant was from a cabbage by a Mediterranean civilization called Etruscan. Broccoli’s name comes from the word "broccolo" in Italian language^[9] and the Latin word "brachium".^[10] It was developed from multiple crossbreeding.^[11]