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Related: About this forumDoes a vegetable significantly lose its vitamins and/or minerals
if they're baked or broiled as opposed to steamed? Or is the nutritional integrity consistent?
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Does a vegetable significantly lose its vitamins and/or minerals (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Feb 2013
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Duer 157099
(17,742 posts)1. I can't imagine that the heat source makes that much difference
Heat is heat. The factor to be aware of is dilution, such as with water (ie, boiling).
But I could be wrong.
Arkansas Granny
(31,528 posts)2. I'm no expert, but common tells me you're probably right.
bemildred
(90,061 posts)3. If you cook with water it can leach out water-soluble nutrients (if you dispose of the water).
Same for fats. And heat does degrade some nutrients over time.
Warpy
(111,339 posts)4. No. Steaming and roasting are really the preferred methods
if you want to retain vitamin content. Boiling is what leaches the water soluble vitamins out of your veggies. Vitamin loss isn't huge, but it's measurable. If you want all the vitamins you paid for, steam, roast or grill those veggies.
no_hypocrisy
(46,185 posts)5. Thanks Warpy!
Dorian Gray
(13,501 posts)6. Grilling or roasting
really brings out the delicious flavors, too! Yum!
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)7. No expert here, but I'm guessing that if you're cooking
vegetables in a stew-like thing, most of the nutrients are retained.
BadgerKid
(4,555 posts)8. IIRC heat makes some nutrients available for digestion. n/t