Guest guest Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Here's the explanation for that: http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=87 Deborah I read somewhere recently that there is actually a gene that governs whether a person will enjoy the taste of cruciferous veggies or whether a person with experience the taste as bitter. Interesting eh? Deborah the more bitter the cruciferous veg, the better the anti cancer properties. with the leafy cruciferous veg, you get better anti cancer properties if you shred them finely before you cook them. You start an enzymatic process that changes one phyonutrient to another when you cut them (sorry, can't remember the names, I think one was anthocyanin but don't take my word on that). heat stops this process so that is why it is important to cut/chop/shred/blend the greens before instead of after cooking if you want hte most anti cancer fighting goodness. Sherene . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 This is really amazing! I had no idea there were these kinds of difference. I'd better not tell my kids about bitter genes, they will be sure to manufacture that condition. Barbara ______ On Behalf Of Deborah Pageau [dpageau] Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:50 PM Re: cruciferous veg gene Here's the explanation for that: http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=87 Deborah I read somewhere recently that there is actually a gene that governs whether a person will enjoy the taste of cruciferous veggies or whether a person with experience the taste as bitter. Interesting eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Children also have more bitter taste buds than adults, which is why our tastes change as we grow up. Pam On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Barbara Frohne <barbara.frohne wrote: > > > This is really amazing! I had no idea there were these kinds of difference. > I'd better not tell my kids about bitter genes, they will be sure to > manufacture that condition. > > Barbara > ______ > > On Behalf Of Deborah Pageau > [dpageau] > Thursday, April 30, 2009 7:50 PM > > Re: cruciferous veg gene > > Here's the explanation for that: > > http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=87 > > Deborah > > I read somewhere recently that there is actually a gene that governs whether > a person will enjoy the taste of cruciferous veggies or whether a person > with experience the taste as bitter. Interesting eh? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 LOL! Actually, I think you can probably rest easy about this. My guess is that people who don't taste the bitter, will eat cruciferous veggies without much (if any) problem. My husband and our daughter both taste cruciferous veggies as yummy, although I have the ability to taste the bitter. The result is that our daughter, although she has always been a very " selective " eater, happily eats the cruciferous family... like her Dad. I'm the one that has to make a point of eating them because they are good for me! Deborah This is really amazing! I had no idea there were these kinds of difference. I'd better not tell my kids about bitter genes, they will be sure to manufacture that condition. Barbara Here's the explanation for that: http://www.thetech.org/genetics/ask.php?id=87 Deborah I read somewhere recently that there is actually a gene that governs whether a person will enjoy the taste of cruciferous veggies or whether a person with experience the taste as bitter. Interesting eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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