Practice Avoid prolonged heating - 1.10.2 | Chapter 1: Food Preparation | ICSE Class 12 Home Science
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1.10.2 - Avoid prolonged heating

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Question 1

Easy

What happens to water-soluble vitamins during prolonged heating?

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about which vitamins dissolve in water.

Question 2

Easy

Name one cooking method that helps retain nutrients.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Which method uses water in a different form?

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Question 1

What effect does prolonged heating have on vitamin C?

  • Increases its level
  • Destroys it
  • Has no effect
  • Concentrates it

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how this vitamin behaves in water.

Question 2

True or False: Reusing cooking water can help retain more nutrients.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: What happens to some vitamins when cooked in water?

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

You cooked broccoli by boiling for 20 minutes. Discuss what nutritional components might have been lost and propose an alternative method.

πŸ’‘ Hint: What do veggies get in boiling water?

Question 2

A family member insists on cooking rice by boiling it and draining afterward. Justify why steaming or using the absorption method might retain more nutrients.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about the water holding nutrients.

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