Brassica alba

Mustard/Nutrient Depletion:

  • CholesterolCholesterol: There are conflicting data from human study as to whether dietary mustard oil ingestion decreased cholesterol levels (9; 10; 7; 8). Some animal study has found that ingestion of mustard products reduced total serum cholesterol (180; 168; 49), while another study found no effect (477).
  • GlucoseGlucose: In mice with experimentally induced diabetes, daily oral feeding of a mixture of powdered curry leaf and powdered Brassica juncea nonsignificantly improved serum glucose levels (66). In rats with experimentally induced diabetes, oral administration of Brassica juncea leaf extract reduced serum levels of glucose (53; 67). Similar effects were observed with oral administration of isorhamnetin diglucoside isolated from Brassica juncea leaf (68). In rats with experimentally induced diabetes, an extract of Brassica nigra taken orally reduced fasting serum glucose levels and lowered glycosylated hemoglobin (69; 70).
  • IodineIodine: Brassica juncea meal as a protein supplement induced iodine deficiency in lambs (177).
  • ProteinProtein: Mustard has been reported to decrease protein digestibility in humans (486). Brassica juncea meal as protein supplement reduced protein levels in lambs (177).