Background : Radish sprouts or young seedlings are important nutritional vegetables in Asian countries. In the present study, we investigated plant growth and levels of glucosinolate accumulation in radish sprouts in response to treatments with different carbon sources. Plant growth and accumulation of glucosinolates were inversely correlated in treatments with different carbon sources. Methods and Results : All the carbon sources used in this study inhibited the growth of shoot and root in radish sprouts and facilitated significantly the accumulation of glucosinolates. Seven different glucosinolate compounds were detected in radish sprouts treated with different carbon sources. The total as well as individual amounts of all the identified glucosinolates increased after treatments with different carbon sources, except for 4-methoxyglucobrassicin and glucoiberin. In particular, the supplementation of sucrose, galactose, and glucose resulted in highest glucosinolate accumulation in radish sprouts. Radish sprouts treated with sucrose showed the highest levels of total glucosinolates, which was 1.22-fold higher than that of untreated sprouts. Furthermore, sucrose treatment resulted in higher production of gluconapoleiferin, glucoerucin, glucoraphasatin, and glucobrassicin compared with that in untreated sprouts, and the treatment of galactose and glucose similarly enhanced glucosinolate production when compared with untreated sprouts. Conclusion : seven glucosinolates were identified by HPLC and great differences in glucosinolates levels were observed in radish sprouts in response to different carbon sources. The glucosinolate production was positively affected by most of the stimuli used in this study. The results presented herein provide information about optimal cultivation conditions, particularly the suitable carbon sources, that will enhance glucosinolate production in radish sprouts.