Does frozen spinach lose it's goodness and vitamains?!
Answers: At my supermarket frozen spinach costs ￡0.89 per kg, but the fresh fridge spinach costs ￡4 per kg. Is this because when spinach or any similiar vegetable is frozen it loses it's goodness such as vitamains and iron/protein?
As far as I know frozen vegetables are as good, if not better than fresh veges. As long as the grower freezes it (preferably snap freezes, straight away) it should retain all the goodness. Personally I would buy frozen veges, for convenience if nothing else.
The reason fresh is more expensive is probably because it's harder to get fresh spinach on the supermarket shelves, frozen is usually readily available.
It's mainly in the way it's prepared that causes vitamins and all that to come out of foods, ie. steaming, boiling, frying etc..
Maybe
No, its not true.
In some countries they use "frozen" as a selling point !, advertising that it captures the goodness and prevents it from decaying.
Sure, thats advertising so they are likely to push the envelope of truth, but the arguement has been tested by the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK and they upheld the manufacturues claim that more vitimins were present in frozen food than 3 day old fresh crops.
What kills the nutriants is the way we cook the veggies to death.
I don't know if the price has anything to do with it losing its goodness, vitamins and protein or not! But cost now-a-days on any type of goods especially veggies are going up due to the economy. (hince gas prices).
The nutritional benefits of spinach start to breakdown after the leafy green is picked. In fact, four days in your crisper can reduce the amount of beneficial nutrients health-boosting carotenoids and the folate (a B vitamin) in spinach.
Yep, even if you refrigerate this veggie, it can still lose its nutritional value. For this reason it is a great idea to use frozen spinach. It is generally processed immediately after being picked, locking in the nutrients.
This is a great option if fresh spinach is scarce or really expensive!
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