FOOD FOR THOUGHT
(FROM ARTICLE: MORE VITAMINS IN THE PEEL THAN FRUIT)
THE SUN, THURSDAY, 25
OCTOBER 2012
Fruits and vegetables should always be eaten unpeeled to
give you the full nutrients. Fruit peel
in general is peeled off or scraped in the majority of fruits even when it is
edible. Peel is a rich source of dietry
fibre which helps prevent constipation by reducing gastro-intestinal transit
time.
If foods must be chopped up, then they should be washed
beforehand as washing afterwards means that the nutrients are washed away. Foods should best be processed directly after
cutting as the chopping destroys the cell structure, which fosters the loss of
vitamins.
A way of a least slowing the loss of vitamin C is drizzling
the cut pieces with vinegar or lemon juice and storing them in cool place. And to maintain as much vitamin C as
possible, stewing (cooking vegetables with very little water) is recommended.
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