Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables

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Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables

Monday, 31 December , 2007, 15:00

 

Washington: Boiled and steamed vegetables have higher nutritional

value than the raw ones, a new research shows.

 

Defying earlier culinary thoughts, Italian researchers carried out a

study and found that cooking vegetables can preserve or even boost

their nutritional value in comparison to their raw counterparts,

depending on the cooking method used.

 

The study noted that although many people maintain that eating raw

vegetables is more nutritious than eating cooked ones, a small but

growing number of studies suggest that cooking may actually increase

the release of some nutrients.

 

However, scientists are seeking more complete data on the nutritional

properties of cooked vegetables, the researchers say.

 

In the study, they evaluated the effects of three commonly-used

Italian cooking practices - boiling, steaming, and frying - on the

nutritional content of carrots, zucchini and broccoli.

 

They found boiling and steaming maintained the antioxidant compounds

of the vegetables, whereas frying caused a significantly higher loss

of antioxidants in comparison to the water-based cooking methods, the

Science Daily reported.

 

For broccoli, steaming actually increased its content of

glucosinolates, a group of plant compounds touted for their

cancer-fighting abilities. The findings suggest that it may be

possible to select a cooking method for each vegetable that can best

preserve or improve its nutritional quality.

 

 

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Whatever scientists can prove - I don't necessarily believe! I would think

raw food always offers the consumer more life force - if nothing else!

 

Jane

 

> Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables

> Monday, 31 December , 2007, 15:00

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> Washington: Boiled and steamed vegetables have higher nutritional

> value than the raw ones, a new research shows.

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> Defying earlier culinary thoughts, Italian researchers carried out a

> study

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Jane

 

I know from a yogic perspective that it depends which foods are best.

Many times when raw foods are taken by people, they do not have the

digestive capacity and it goes right through them without actually

being digested. I saw a study that said some compounds in garlic are

released when raw and some are better released when cooked. In

Ayurveda, pitta people can do better with raw foods because they have

" More fire " in their digestive system. Vata and kapha need more

warmth from cooked foods. I would think that the best way to get

nutrition out of food is from juicing the live foods.

 

GB

 

] , " Jane MacRoss "

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> Whatever scientists can prove - I don't necessarily believe! I

would think

> raw food always offers the consumer more life force - if nothing else!

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> Jane

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> > Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables

> > Monday, 31 December , 2007, 15:00

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> > Washington: Boiled and steamed vegetables have higher nutritional

> > value than the raw ones, a new research shows.

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> > Defying earlier culinary thoughts, Italian researchers carried out a

> > study

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Some raw foods have anti-nutrients. Please let me know if you have a better word in place "anti-nutrient". For example raw potato is harmful. Moreover over the several millennia human beings are getting used to cooked vegetables.Jane MacRoss <highfield1 wrote: Whatever scientists can prove - I don't necessarily believe! I would think raw food always offers the consumer more life force - if nothing else! Jane > Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables > Monday, 31 December , 2007, 15:00 >

> Washington: Boiled and steamed vegetables have higher nutritional > value than the raw ones, a new research shows. > > Defying earlier culinary thoughts, Italian researchers carried out a > study

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perhaps things are different in Australia - we don't eat raw potato here

 

Jane

 

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Sunil Bhattacharjya

Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:05 AM

Re: [HealthyIndia] Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables

Some raw foods have anti-nutrients. Please let me know if you have a better word in place "anti-nutrient". For example raw potato is harmful. Moreover over the several millennia human beings are getting used to cooked vegetables.

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We too do not eat raw potato but I read that when animals were given raw potato there were harmful effects.Jane MacRoss <highfield1 wrote: perhaps things are different in Australia - we don't eat raw potato here Jane - Sunil Bhattacharjya Thursday, January 03, 2008 12:05 AM Re: [HealthyIndia] Boiling, steaming can preserve nutrients in vegetables Some raw foods have anti-nutrients. Please let me know if you have a better word in place "anti-nutrient". For example raw potato is harmful. Moreover over the several millennia human beings are getting used to cooked vegetables.

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