Comments on: Food Chemistry News http://www.healthyfellow.com/571/food-chemistry-news/ Your Natural Health Critic Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/571/food-chemistry-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4077 JP Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:40:54 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=571#comment-4077 Thank you, KC! I think awareness is a big part of the equation. Combine that with practical advice such as cooking with fresh chicken and steaming cruciferous vegetables (instead of boiling them) and we've got a winning package, IMO. It's not a total solution but it's a good start. Be well! JP Thank you, KC!

I think awareness is a big part of the equation. Combine that with practical advice such as cooking with fresh chicken and steaming cruciferous vegetables (instead of boiling them) and we’ve got a winning package, IMO.

It’s not a total solution but it’s a good start.

Be well!

JP

]]> By: KC http://www.healthyfellow.com/571/food-chemistry-news/comment-page-1/#comment-4076 KC Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:08:39 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=571#comment-4076 This article is a good read! Now what's it going to take to make these practices the norm? Much better than GMO,irradiation & pasteurization, present practices being utilized on our foods, stripping them of their valuable nutrients(the reason we eat). We, the public, are even ingesting these foods without knowing it. This article is a good read! Now what’s it going to take to make these practices the norm? Much better than GMO,irradiation & pasteurization, present practices being utilized on our foods, stripping them of their valuable nutrients(the reason we eat). We, the public, are even ingesting these foods without knowing it.

]]> By: JP http://www.healthyfellow.com/571/food-chemistry-news/comment-page-1/#comment-3965 JP Fri, 02 Jul 2010 01:14:51 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=571#comment-3965 Mark, As a general rule, it's believed that steaming vegetables enhances the absorption of some of the antioxidants contained therein. One study described it in the following manner, "An overall increase of TEAC, FRAP, and TRAP values was observed in all cooked vegetables, probably because of matrix softening and increased extractability of compounds, which could be partially converted into more antioxidant chemical species". In other words, cooking partially breaks down the veggies and assists the digestive system to access antioxidants and nutrients otherwise trapped in the vegetables. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf072304b It's also important to note that eating cooked or raw vegetables with healthy fats such as olive oil can further improve their bioavailability. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19326348 Be well! JP Mark,

As a general rule, it’s believed that steaming vegetables enhances the absorption of some of the antioxidants contained therein. One study described it in the following manner, “An overall increase of TEAC, FRAP, and TRAP values was observed in all cooked vegetables, probably because of matrix softening and increased extractability of compounds, which could be partially converted into more antioxidant chemical species”. In other words, cooking partially breaks down the veggies and assists the digestive system to access antioxidants and nutrients otherwise trapped in the vegetables.

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jf072304b

It’s also important to note that eating cooked or raw vegetables with healthy fats such as olive oil can further improve their bioavailability.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19326348

Be well!

JP

]]> By: Mark Smallwood http://www.healthyfellow.com/571/food-chemistry-news/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 Mark Smallwood Fri, 02 Jul 2010 00:48:32 +0000 http://www.healthyfellow.com/?p=571#comment-3964 Ieat most of my veggies raw, but I beleive steaming is the best when cooking any vegetable. Are there any vegetables that are more nutritious steamed than eaten raw? Ieat most of my veggies raw, but I beleive steaming is the best when cooking any vegetable. Are there any vegetables that are more nutritious steamed than eaten raw?

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