Effect of Peeling and Cooking on Nutrients in Vegetables
Title:
Effect of Peeling and Cooking on Nutrients in Vegetables
Author:
Shahnaz Alvi K. M. Khan Munir A. Sheikh Muhammad Shahid
Appeared in:
Pakistan journal of nutrition
Paging:
Volume 2 (2003) nr. 3 pages 189-191
Year:
2003
Contents:
Four vegetables brinjal, bitter gourd, colocasia and tomato were subjected for total protein, crude fiber, ash calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, ascorbic acid and folic acid contents in raw peeled raw cooked and peeled cooked forms. Losses of nutrients due to peeling and cooking were determined. The loss of protein was non-significant during peeling and was significant during cooking except in colocasia. Vegetables lost crude fiber significantly during peeling, cooking caused significant effect only in peeled form, ash reduced significantly during peeling and cooking except in tomato. Four minerals reduced significantly in both peeling and cooking especially in peeled cooking. Vitamins losses were highly significant in both peeling and cooking.
Publisher:
Asian Network for Scientific Information (provided by DOAJ)