Many are interested in the question of the benefits of frozen vegetables. Can they be eaten and left with the necessary nutrients? Consider when frozen vegetables are beneficial.
With the proper freezing, the vegetables retain all their nutrients, such as those found in fresh vegetables. This applies to those products that are frozen "fresh", directly from the garden. Less useful substances are stored in products that are imported from other countries, processed for better preservation during transportation, and then frozen.
If the way to freeze vegetables is quick, then it gives a full guarantee for the use of such vegetables for health, even if they are frozen for a long time. The main way to freeze is the principle of quick freezing. When vegetables are quickly frozen, the temperature of the product decreases from the surface to the core. This turns the juice of vegetables into small ice crystals. When freezing vegetables, and now it is that season, you need to know that the temperature in the freezer should be kept constant. If the temperature is constant, the ice crystals are uniformly formed in the vegetable cells and the fiber structure is not destroyed. The quicker the vegetables freeze, the less damage the fibers will get.
You also need to know that for frozen vegetables to preserve all their vitamins and minerals, which we need so much in the winter and spring, it is necessary to pack them correctly in the freezer. Namely, it is necessary to pack the vegetables in packages or in special containers so that a minimum amount of air remains in them. It should be noted that the vegetables should be frozen only once - during thawing they significantly lose their useful qualities. Also, when the season comes and you want to cook frozen vegetables, you can not defrost them beforehand, rinse them with water and put them in a microwave oven. From this, the usefulness of vegetables is also lost. When cooking, a dish, frozen vegetables should be taken immediately from the freezer, placed in a saucepan, pressure cooker, etc.
In case you buy frozen vegetables in packages in the store, you should pay attention that the package is not softened (it is not known how many times the package with vegetables was defrosted). You should also pay attention to the appearance of vegetables. In order to maximize the benefits of vegetables, they must crumble in the package. If you buy frozen vegetables, in the form of a briquette or coma, then this product has been thawed repeatedly. Harm from these vegetables you will not get, but the benefit will be the most minimal.
Now is the season when vegetables can be frozen. If all the technological rules of freezing are observed, from vegetables you will get a full set of vitamins, microelements and other useful substances.