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Default will my vegetables loose a ot of nutrition if i cut and prepare them then leave in wa - 05-24-2008, 10:03 PM

till i am ready to cook them , this could be about 6 hrs , but i dint want to loose the vitamins
   
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Default 05-29-2008, 10:03 PM

It depends on what kind of vegetables you are using.
Root vegetables (carrots, potatoes, yams) etc. should be fine. It also depends on how you are going to prepare them. You may not want to soak them in water because they may not cook up the way you want. You could cut them up and put them in a tightly sealed container for 6 hours with no water. Potato will turn Grey/off color if they are cut too far ahead of time.
   
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Default 06-01-2008, 10:03 PM

Yes they will lose quite a lot of nutrients this way. This is why it is better to steam vegetables, as vitamins always dissolve into the water.
   
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Default 06-04-2008, 10:03 PM

It depends a bit on your vegetable and the type of nutrition, but in general: no. Most vegetables will keep their nutritional value if you leave them in water for a few hours. Adding a small pinch of salt to the water can help to keep the vitamins inside the vegetable (by preventing osmosis). As always, there are exceptions. Green coffee beans, for example, are known to loose caffeine if you keep them in water before roasting them. However, cooking vegetables will most likely dilute more nutrients than the effect that keeping them in water had, especially if you cook them too long.

A good rule of thumb is: if the vegetable keeps its taste, it will keep its vitamins.
   
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Default 06-06-2008, 10:03 PM

You probably don't need to keep them in water. Even it was going to be a day or two before you cut them.

Putting them in water would Leach out some veggies and also water long your veggies.

The only thing that should be kept in water is potatoes, everything else can be cut up and set aside int he fridge until you are ready to go.
   
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