Some say that eating boiled vegetables gives more nutrients. While others say that eating raw vegetables is more beneficial for health. Let us know what is better for you.
Your body needs vitamins and minerals, and vegetables provide it all. Be it problems related to weak eyesight, glowing skin, or weight loss, vegetables play a big role in all of these. But a lot is told about the way of cooking vegetables. Some say that eating boiled vegetables gives more nutrients. While others say that eating raw vegetables is more beneficial for health. You can think of eating carrots or radishes raw, but what about other vegetables? Does steaming vegetables destroy their essential nutrients? Let us know which kind of vegetables can be beneficial for your health.
When we are in the kitchen, we use various methods of cooking like steam, microwave, boil, or fry. According to the Journal of Zhejiang University Science, a study was done on the nutrients and health-promoting compounds of broccoli. The results showed that all cooking methods (except steaming) caused damage to vitamin C and chlorophyll. A decrease in soluble proteins as well as soluble sugars was observed. This clearly shows that cooking vegetables, especially broccoli in steam are much better for health.
Benefits of boiled vegetables
1. Cooks faster: According to nutritionists, steaming vegetables is a safer and faster method of cooking as compared to other cooking methods.
2. Most of the nutrients remain intact: Steaming retains most of the nutrients found in vegetables like Niacin, Beta Carotene, and Pantothenic Acid as well as Vitamin C (Benefits of Vitamin C).
3. Steamed vegetables are easily digested: By steaming some vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower, they become soft, due to which the food does not take long to digest.
4. Color and texture of vegetables remain intact: When you boil vegetables, their color and texture remain intact. But an expert says that giving more steam will remove the color.
(Disclaimer: The information given here is based on home remedies and general information. Must take medical advice before adopting it. Kalamtimes does not confirm it.)
