Are frozen vegetables just as healthy as fresh vegetables?!
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yep! as soon as the plant is picked from the ground, lots of the nutrients are picked from it too!. when you freeze them, it keeps the nutrients in the vegetables!.
note: as long as you dont microwave them, they are just as good as fresh vegetables!. microwaving products changes the molecular structure of the food, taking out most of its nutrients!.
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note: as long as you dont microwave them, they are just as good as fresh vegetables!. microwaving products changes the molecular structure of the food, taking out most of its nutrients!.
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Overall they aren't much different though some vegetables lose vitamins during the process to freeze them!.!.
Here is information from nutritionaustralia!.org!.!.!.
"Freezing is a very efficient method of preserving the nutritional value, texture and flavour of many vegetables!. Most vitamins will keep well in frozen vegetables!. Carotene (a compound that is converted to vitamin A in the body) may actually be better preserved in frozen produce because packaging keeps the vegetables away from light (which destroys carotene)!.
For example, frozen peas typically have about 60% more carotene than 'fresh' peas (that have been exposed to light during their trip to the market and while awaiting sale)!.
Some losses of vitamin C and folate (also known as folic acid) occur during commercial freezing!. About 25% of the vitamin C, and perhaps a greater percentage of the folate, will be lost during the blanching process that precedes commercial freezing!. A smaller quantity (perhaps 10%) of the thiamin (formerly called vitamin B1) will be lost during blanching!. Little further loss occurs during the time the food is kept frozen, provided that it has been stored properly (-18 degrees C for no more than six months)!.
However, the vitamin losses associated with blanching and the thawing/cooking process are similar to those that occur during normal cooking of fresh vegetables!. This means that, provided they have been stored and then cooked properly, frozen vegetables provide similar levels of nutrition to fresh vegetables!. It is also worth noting that for cooking both frozen and fresh vegetables, microwave cooking and steaming are both superior (in terms of retaining nutritional value) than boiling in a large volume of water"Www@FoodAQ@Com
Here is information from nutritionaustralia!.org!.!.!.
"Freezing is a very efficient method of preserving the nutritional value, texture and flavour of many vegetables!. Most vitamins will keep well in frozen vegetables!. Carotene (a compound that is converted to vitamin A in the body) may actually be better preserved in frozen produce because packaging keeps the vegetables away from light (which destroys carotene)!.
For example, frozen peas typically have about 60% more carotene than 'fresh' peas (that have been exposed to light during their trip to the market and while awaiting sale)!.
Some losses of vitamin C and folate (also known as folic acid) occur during commercial freezing!. About 25% of the vitamin C, and perhaps a greater percentage of the folate, will be lost during the blanching process that precedes commercial freezing!. A smaller quantity (perhaps 10%) of the thiamin (formerly called vitamin B1) will be lost during blanching!. Little further loss occurs during the time the food is kept frozen, provided that it has been stored properly (-18 degrees C for no more than six months)!.
However, the vitamin losses associated with blanching and the thawing/cooking process are similar to those that occur during normal cooking of fresh vegetables!. This means that, provided they have been stored and then cooked properly, frozen vegetables provide similar levels of nutrition to fresh vegetables!. It is also worth noting that for cooking both frozen and fresh vegetables, microwave cooking and steaming are both superior (in terms of retaining nutritional value) than boiling in a large volume of water"Www@FoodAQ@Com
If you can get locally grown fresh veggies, they are the best!. Frozen veggies are frozen and packed the day they are picked, so good second best!. Most veggies in the supermarket have traveled a couple thousand miles and have lost nutrients on the trip!. Avoid canned veggies as much as possible!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Fresh vegetables are always the best - but I think frozen is better than other veggies - like canned!. Most of the time canned contains way too much salt for a healthy diet!. - I think anyways!Www@FoodAQ@Com
They are often better because they are frozen shortly after harvesting while "fresh" veggies are shipped to stores and sit for days!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yes they are!. canned vegies are not as good however!. so fresh first then frozen!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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