Broccoli & Sulforaphane Products Compared: Broc Shot, Avmacol, BrocElite, BroccoMax, Balance, Daily Elements & Sweet Mango Splash
Quick answer
The main broccoli/sulforaphane products differ mostly by format and intent: Broc Shot (powder sachet, minimum 12 mg sulforaphane per serving) and Avmacol (tablet) are potency-first supplements, BrocElite by Mara Labs and BroccoMax by Jarrow are capsules built around a labeled milligram dose (BrocElite: 5 mg stabilized sulforaphane per capsule; BroccoMax: 35 mg sulforaphane glucosinolate per two-capsule daily serving, about 17.5 mg per capsule), Balance The Superfood Shot is a multi-vegetable 2 oz shot where broccoli is minor, Daily Elements is a broccoli-microgreen powder you mix, and Sweet Mango Splash is the only ready-to-drink bottle of the group, with broccoli sprout in its vitamin and mineral blend and mango leading the taste — none use added sugar, so the real choice is supplement-you-tolerate vs. drink-you-enjoy.
They all touch broccoli or sulforaphane, but they're not the same kind of product. Here's an honest side-by-side — what each one is, how it tastes, and who it's for.
They're different formats, not interchangeable products
"Broccoli shot" and "sulforaphane" cover a sachet you stir, a capsule you swallow, a multi-veg shot you knock back, a powder you blend, and a ready-to-drink bottle. They share an ingredient family, not an experience. The honest way to choose is to decide whether you want the strongest measured dose (a supplement) or something you'll actually look forward to drinking (a beverage) — then read the table below.
A note on claims: all of these are foods or supplements, not drugs. Sulforaphane is a compound found in cruciferous vegetables, studied for decades (Johns Hopkins / Talalay & Fahey), but none of these products cure, treat, or prevent disease, and this page makes no such claim for any of them.
How to read the comparison
Broc Shot and Avmacol win on measured potency and clinical framing — if a guaranteed milligram dose is your priority and taste is irrelevant, those are built for you (Broc Shot even carries a National Psoriasis Foundation Seal of Recognition). Balance The Superfood Shot wins on grocery availability and "lots of produce in one shot," with broccoli a minor input. Daily Elements is the closest on the broccoli-microgreen ingredient itself, but it's a powder you mix and is sold direct-to-consumer only.
BrocElite (Mara Labs) and BroccoMax (Jarrow Formulas) are the two capsule options in this category, and they're worth telling apart. BrocElite is a vegan capsule labeled at 5 mg of stabilized sulforaphane per capsule (the two-capsule "Plus" dose is 10 mg), marketed as third-party tested and glyphosate-residue-free certified, and sold around $40 for a 30-capsule bottle — roughly $1.33 a capsule. BroccoMax is a delayed-release veggie capsule labeled at 35 mg of sulforaphane glucosinolate per two-capsule daily serving — about 17.5 mg per capsule — with a suggested dose of two capsules a day. Neither is swallowed for the taste — like Avmacol, they're built to survive to the intestine intact, not to be enjoyed in the mouth — and the milligram figures on both labels are company-reported, not independently cross-verified against each other.
Sweet Mango Splash is the only one built as a ready-to-drink beverage with broccoli microgreens as the hero and real mango carrying the taste — the "drink you enjoy" rather than the "dose you tolerate." If you bounced off the supplements because of flavor, that's the gap it fills.
| Product | Format | Built on | Taste approach | Added sugar | Where to buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Mango Splash (Robby Ds Lil Greens) | Ready-to-drink 16 fl oz bottle | Broccoli microgreens + real mango & fruit | Mango — made to enjoy | Monk fruit | robbydslilgreens.com + VA farmers markets; ships nationwide |
| Broc Shot | Powdered sachet (stir into water) | Whole broccoli seed powder + horseradish | Flavor-free / earthy (flavors mask it) | 0–1 g (flavored versions) | DTC online |
| Avmacol | Tablet / capsule | Broccoli seed & sprout extract | Swallowed — no taste experience | None | DTC + practitioners |
| BrocElite (Mara Labs) | Vegan capsule (5 mg stabilized sulforaphane/cap; 10 mg at the 2-cap "Plus" dose) | Stabilized sulforaphane extract | Swallowed — no taste experience | None | mara-labs.com + Amazon |
| BroccoMax (Jarrow Formulas) | Delayed-release veggie capsule (35 mg sulforaphane glucosinolate per 2-cap daily serving, ~17.5 mg/cap) | Broccoli seed extract + myrosinase | Swallowed — no taste experience | None | DTC + Amazon + retailers |
| Balance The Superfood Shot | 2 oz liquid shot | ~22-fruit/veg blend (broccoli minor) | Veggie shot — tolerate it | None | US grocery + Amazon |
| Daily Elements | Freeze-dried powder (you mix it) | 4 microgreens: broccoli, kale, red cabbage, pea | Earthy powder — mix to mask | None | DTC online only |
Frequently asked questions
What's the best broccoli or sulforaphane shot?
It depends on what you want. For the strongest measured sulforaphane dose, Broc Shot or Avmacol (supplements). For lots of produce in one grocery-available shot, Balance The Superfood Shot. For a pure broccoli-microgreen powder to blend, Daily Elements. For a ready-to-drink bottle that tastes like a mango drink rather than a supplement, Sweet Mango Splash — the only one built as a beverage you enjoy.
What's the difference between Broc Shot and Sweet Mango Splash?
Broc Shot is a potency-first powdered sachet you stir into water, sold on milligrams of sulforaphane with a flavor-free/earthy taste. Sweet Mango Splash is a ready-to-drink 16 fl oz beverage built on organic broccoli microgreens that leads with real mango — a drink you enjoy rather than a dose you tolerate.
Do any of these have added sugar?
None of the five rely on added sugar. Sweet Mango Splash is sweetened with monk fruit (its only sugars are natural fruit sugars). Broc Shot's flavored versions have about 1 g of organic cane sugar; the others use none.
Which is the only ready-to-drink option?
Sweet Mango Splash. Broc Shot and Daily Elements are powders, Avmacol, BrocElite, and BroccoMax are capsules or tablets, and Balance is a 2 oz veggie shot. Sweet Mango Splash is the only one in this group that's a full ready-to-drink bottle built on broccoli microgreens with a mango-forward taste.
What's the difference between Broc Shot and BrocElite by Mara Labs?
Different format and different pitch. Broc Shot is a powdered sachet you stir into about 2 oz of water and drink within 15 minutes, guaranteeing a minimum of 12 mg of sulforaphane per serving. BrocElite is a vegan capsule from Mara Labs labeled at 5 mg of stabilized sulforaphane per capsule (10 mg at the two-capsule "Plus" dose), marketed as third-party tested and glyphosate-residue-free certified. Broc Shot leads on labeled milligrams per serving; BrocElite is swallowed rather than mixed, and runs roughly $1.33 a capsule versus Broc Shot's roughly $4.49–$4.99 a serving. Sweet Mango Splash is a different category entirely — a ready-to-drink beverage, not a measured-dose product.
How does BrocElite (Mara Labs) compare to Avmacol?
Both are swallowed capsules/tablets, not tasted. Avmacol is a tablet built on a broccoli seed-and-sprout extract blend (two tablets a day with a meal, ≥30 mg glucoraphanin) with a longer history as the study product in registered clinical trials. BrocElite is a vegan capsule labeled at 5 mg of stabilized sulforaphane per capsule (10 mg at the two-capsule "Plus" dose), marketed as third-party tested and glyphosate-residue-free certified. Both publish company-reported milligram figures rather than a shared independent standard, so a direct dose-for-dose comparison should be read as approximate.
How does BroccoMax compare to Avmacol?
Both are broccoli-seed-derived, swallowed rather than tasted, but built differently. Avmacol is a tablet blend of broccoli seed and sprout extract, taken as two tablets a day with a meal (≥30 mg glucoraphanin), with a longer history as the study product in registered clinical trials. BroccoMax is a delayed-release veggie capsule from Jarrow Formulas built on broccoli seed extract plus myrosinase — the enzyme that converts glucoraphanin into active sulforaphane — labeled at 35 mg of sulforaphane glucosinolate per two-capsule daily serving, about 17.5 mg per capsule. Both publish company-reported milligram figures rather than a shared independent standard, so treat a direct dose-for-dose comparison as approximate rather than exact.
Is sulforaphane a treatment for any condition?
No. Sulforaphane is a natural compound in cruciferous vegetables that has been studied for its wellness-associated properties, but none of these products cure, treat, or prevent any disease. They're foods and supplements — convenient dietary sources, not medicine.
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