Li is interested in ways to maximize the vitamin content in his fresh fruits and vegetables. Which of the following practices sh
ould he use to ensure maximum vitamin content? a. Add baking soda to vegetables to enhance the green color.
b. Cut vegetables just before cooking/serving.
c. Use cooking methods that minimize/eliminate contact with water.
d. Store fresh produce out of plastic bags and on the counter exposed to light
Use cooking methods that minimize/eliminate contact with water.
Explanation:
Vitamins are important nutrients found in fruits and vegetables. Vitamins can be easily leached out and it is therefore recommended that the vegetables should be consumed immediately after purchase or stored in an airtight container.
The use of cooking method that eliminate contact with water such as freezing, keeping in a close container will help retain the vitamins, reduce degradation rate and prevent it form been lost.
Cutting will allow easy definition of vitamins and result in its lost.
The breakdown of foods into forms that can be transported to cells and absorb into these cells(this process has two parts): Mechanical(breaks down large pieces of food into smaller ones) and Deglutition(swallowing).
