Carrots provide more antioxidants when boiled or steamed than when eaten raw, according to a January 2008 report in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. In fact, researchers found that boiling carrots until tender increased the concentration of carotenoids by 14 percent. 19 янв. 2021 г.
Do carrots lose nutritional value when cooked?
“You know when you've boiled carrots or broccoli and the water changes colour?” Charlotte asks. “That's usually related to the vitamins that have been lost in the water. So, if you're over-boiling them, then you will lose some of the nutrients.”
Are cooked carrots still healthy?
Cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, peppers and many other vegetables also supply more antioxidants, such as carotenoids and ferulic acid, to the body than they do when raw, Liu says. At least, that is, if they're boiled or steamed.
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