All cooking methods cause foods to lose some of their nutrients, but the quicker your potato cooks, the more nutrients it will retain. Baking a sweet potato in the microwave preserves far more nutrients (folate, vitamins A and C) than boiling it, for example. 9 апр. 2019 г.
What is the healthiest way to cook sweet potatoes?
Boiling sweet potatoes retains more beta-carotene and makes the nutrient more absorbable than other cooking methods such as baking or frying. Up to 92% of the nutrient can be retained by limiting the cook time, such as boiling in a pot with a tightly covered lid for 20 minutes.
Is microwaving a sweet potato bad?
Microwaving a sweet potato initially can help it retain nutrients, but University of Sydney researchers add that if you store cooked vegetables in the refrigerator and then reheat them the next day, they will lose up to 30 percent of their remaining vitamin C and folate.
Does microwaving a sweet potato take away nutrients?
There's a rumor going around saying that microwaves kill off nutrients. Fortunately for everyone's schedule, this isn't true. Microwaving is a safe and time-efficient method for cooking a lot of things. In fact, microwaving may help retain some of the water-soluble vitamins present in the sweet potato flesh.
Which is better baking or boiling sweet potatoes?
Boiling may actually retain most of the antioxidant power of sweet potatoes, compared to roasting and steaming. If we compare baking to boiling microscopically, boiling helps thin out the cell walls and gelatinize the starch, which may enhance the bioavailability of nutrients.
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