Many of the watersoluble B vitamins are easily lost during f

Many of the water-soluble B vitamins are easily lost during food storage and preparation. Which of the following methods is recommended to preserve the B vitamin content of foods? Check all that apply.

a) Keep fruits and vegetables at room temperature.

b) Trim, peel, and cut fruits and vegetables minimally, removing only rotten or inedible parts.

c) Microwave, steam, or stir-fry vegetables in a small amount of oil.

d) Add baking soda to vegetables while cooking to enhance the green color.

Solution

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water soluble vitamins are very unstable so preservation methods required when we cook such vegetables to retain there nutritional quality.

Option (b) \"Microwave, steam, or stir-fry vegetables in a small amount of oil.This option is best one for preservation of Vitamin B content of foods\" suits better.

Explanation:- As we all know that heat and air exposure cause the nutrient loss.Secondly Steaming and cooking in microwave uses very less water and it take short time for cooking.Stir frying helps in cooking the variety of food quickly.