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Are fresh vegetables better than frozen or canned?
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3138" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><h3><a href="https://www.universal-sci.com/article/differences-between-fresh-canned-frozen-vegetables" target="_blank">Are fresh vegetables better than frozen or canned? - Universal-Sci</a></h3><p>In the supermarket, we can commonly choose between fresh, frozen, canned, or jarred vegetables. Is there a difference in nutritional value between these types? And if so, which is the best?</p><p></p><h3><strong>Why vegetables are healthy</strong></h3><p>Vegetables contain <strong>essential nutrients such as vitamins, fibers, and minerals</strong>, as well as a wide variety of<strong> healthy bioactive substances</strong> such as <strong>anthocyanins</strong> and <strong>flavonoids, </strong>which are known to have beneficial anti-inflammatory effects.</p><p></p><p>In addition, vegetables <strong>incorporate a large amount of water</strong>. This makes them <strong>relatively voluminous compared to the total amount of calories </strong>they contain, which helps <strong>you to feel full faster</strong>. In the end, it means that you tend to <strong>consume less of other foods</strong> (that may contain more calories). </p><p></p><h3><strong>Fresh vegetables aren’t always as fresh as you may think</strong></h3><p>From the <strong>moment vegetables are harvested</strong>, their <strong>nutritional values decrease</strong>. Vegetables are still alive after harvest which means that all kinds of<strong> metabolic processes are still active</strong> within the plant tissue. After harvest, those cells will try to survive <strong>at the expense of various nutritional substances</strong> that the plant can no longer produce. The reserves get depleted, so to say.</p><p></p><p>Another factor that plays a role after harvest is <strong>exposure to oxygen from the air</strong>, which <strong>negatively affects the nutritional value of fresh vegetables</strong>. When in soil, plants can defend themselves against this effect by creating all kinds of anti-oxidants, but <strong>after harvest, these substances are slowly depleted. </strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3138, member: 1"] [HEADING=2][URL='https://www.universal-sci.com/article/differences-between-fresh-canned-frozen-vegetables']Are fresh vegetables better than frozen or canned? - Universal-Sci[/URL][/HEADING] In the supermarket, we can commonly choose between fresh, frozen, canned, or jarred vegetables. Is there a difference in nutritional value between these types? And if so, which is the best? [HEADING=2][B]Why vegetables are healthy[/B][/HEADING] Vegetables contain [B]essential nutrients such as vitamins, fibers, and minerals[/B], as well as a wide variety of[B] healthy bioactive substances[/B] such as [B]anthocyanins[/B] and [B]flavonoids, [/B]which are known to have beneficial anti-inflammatory effects. In addition, vegetables [B]incorporate a large amount of water[/B]. This makes them [B]relatively voluminous compared to the total amount of calories [/B]they contain, which helps [B]you to feel full faster[/B]. In the end, it means that you tend to [B]consume less of other foods[/B] (that may contain more calories). [HEADING=2][B]Fresh vegetables aren’t always as fresh as you may think[/B][/HEADING] From the [B]moment vegetables are harvested[/B], their [B]nutritional values decrease[/B]. Vegetables are still alive after harvest which means that all kinds of[B] metabolic processes are still active[/B] within the plant tissue. After harvest, those cells will try to survive [B]at the expense of various nutritional substances[/B] that the plant can no longer produce. The reserves get depleted, so to say. Another factor that plays a role after harvest is [B]exposure to oxygen from the air[/B], which [B]negatively affects the nutritional value of fresh vegetables[/B]. When in soil, plants can defend themselves against this effect by creating all kinds of anti-oxidants, but [B]after harvest, these substances are slowly depleted. [/B] [/QUOTE]
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