Are Frozen Veggies Less Healthy? - Food Myths

Food Myths #2: Frozen veggies are less nutritious than fresh veggies. Some say Frozen veggies are less nutritious than fresh ones. So let’s take a walk through the wildand wonderful world of flash freezing. First of all, when vegetables are chosenfor freezing, they’re picked at the peakof their ripeness, which is also the peak of their nutritional value. Before they’re frozen, they’re dunked in boilingwater and quickly cooled to preserve theirquality and to get rid of dirt and organisms. It’s a process called blanching. Enzymes found in veggies help them grow andripen but after peak ripening, these enzymeswill begin to break down the vegetables,and reduce their nutritional value. Blanching deactivates this enzyme inducedbreakdown and only causes a slight loss of some water soluble vitamins. When frozen, veggies will maintain their quality for a little over a year. So thanks to that enzymatic deactivation, yourfrozen veggies may be nutritionally better offthan fresh ones that have been sittingon the shelf too long after peak ripeness. So yeah, frozen is a go!Alright folks, you know the deal. We’ve got the subscribe button right hereand we’ve got two more food myths videosmake sure to check those outand we’ll see you again very soon.