How cooking affects nutrients

• Cooking destroys most of the vitamin C in the food.
• Cooking destroys some B vitamins. 💬 discussion Which ones, and to what extent?
• The other vitamins are not significantly lost in cooking.
• Cooking does NOT destroy minerals.
  • However, you WILL lose minerals(...)( and vitamins, too ) if you boil the food and throw away the water.
• In some cases (such as carrots or beets), cooking actually makes the nutrients MORE available.
  • Or to achieve this without cooking, you can do a freeze thaw puree.

Why cooking doesn't destroy minerals

Minerals, in the context of food nutrition, refer to elements on the periodic table. They cannot be created or destroyed (except in a nuclear reaction). Vitamins, on the other hand, are molecules (which break down far more easily than atoms). 💬 discussion TODO: Find a link to some free "Chemistry 101" course online, and add it here.

Why cooking vegetables makes the nutrients more available

This section has not been filled in yet. 💬 discussion TODO: i know what i wanna say but i havent found the words yet

See also

• Nutrition