1.10.2 - Avoid prolonged heating
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What happens to water-soluble vitamins during prolonged heating?
💡 Hint: Think about which vitamins dissolve in water.
Name one cooking method that helps retain nutrients.
💡 Hint: Which method uses water in a different form?
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What effect does prolonged heating have on vitamin C?
💡 Hint: Think about how this vitamin behaves in water.
True or False: Reusing cooking water can help retain more nutrients.
💡 Hint: What happens to some vitamins when cooked in water?
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You cooked broccoli by boiling for 20 minutes. Discuss what nutritional components might have been lost and propose an alternative method.
💡 Hint: What do veggies get in boiling water?
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.
💡 Hint: Think about the water holding nutrients.
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