In 1997, a research team from Hopkins University discovered that broccoli sprouts were rich in sulforaphane. After the research results were published, broccoli sprouts immediately set off a consumer boom in the United States. At present, broccoli sprouts have been prevalent in Europe, America, Japan and other developed countries.

Broccoli sprouts are still in a state of development in the domestic market. In addition to a few small e-commerce platforms and individuals, there are no broccoli sprouts on sale in mainstream supermarkets and e-commerce platforms. However, the videos about how to cultivate and eat broccoli sprout becomes commonly, which makes people care about broccoli sprout more, in turn promoting the expansion of domestic broccoli sprout market.

Broccoli sprouts are mainly used to make freeze-dried powder and extract , which are used in the fields of food, health care products and cosmetics. Most of the food and health care products are capsules, tablets, powders and other dosage forms. Among them the number of products from the United States is the largest, followed by Japan.