Practice Avoid Prolonged Heating (1.10.2) - Food Preparation

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Question 1.
What happens to water-soluble vitamins during prolonged heating?
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Think about which vitamins dissolve in water.
Question 2.
Name one cooking method that helps retain nutrients.
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Which method uses water in a different form?
3Question 3.
What effect does prolonged heating have on vitamin C?
- Increases its level
- Destroys it
- Has no effect
- Concentrates it
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Think about how this vitamin behaves in water.
4Question 4.
True or False: Reusing cooking water can help retain more nutrients.
- True
- False
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What happens to some vitamins when cooked in water?
Question 5.
You cooked broccoli by boiling for 20 minutes. Discuss what nutritional components might have been lost and propose an alternative method.
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What do veggies get in boiling water?
Question 6.
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.
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Think about the water holding nutrients.

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