... assuming they are prepared in the same way?
2007-11-17 19:26:14 · 14 answers · asked by Chimera's Song 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It depends how long it took to freeze the veg and what they are. Some will freeze better than others.
The freezing process slows the rate of deterioration and locks in a lot of the nutrients. You will notice that Birds Eye Peas advertise how quicky they are frozen after being picked. They will not be as good as fresh from your garden, but may be far better than something from a supermarket. Consider how long ago they would have been picked. These will have been shipped from abroad, sat on a supermarket shelf and then in your fridge for a few days.
The other issue regarding nurients is how long you cook it for and the method you use. Steaming keeps far more than boiling as the nutrients leach out in to the water, which you then drain away.
2007-11-17 19:37:00 · answer #1 · answered by Happle 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Frozen veg do not taste better except corn and peas- which are so sugary and fatty they stand up OK. People buy frozen to last- fresh last only a few weeks ar month, most veg have a shelf life BUT theytaste 100% better. Nutrition is lost in frozen- all frozen veg is flash frozen after being boiled briefly to remove the cellulose and starch structure- if you simply freeze raw veg, it tastes revolting, and so veg is cooked to make the texture better, then frozen. Loses a lot of nuritents.
2016-05-24 01:39:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The vitamins in vegetables start to degrade as soon as they are picked, so the answer as mentioned in a previous answer, as to how soon they were frozen is correct.
If the 'fresh' vegetables that you buy have been hanging around in a warehouse or in transport for a couple of days or more, then the 'fresh' frozen vegetables will probably be more nutritious.
It's all a matter of timing.
2007-11-17 19:50:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
most frozen vegies are snap frozen while they are still really fresh and usually dont have anything added to them whereas "fresh" sitt in the warehouse and then in the store for ages, so i have been told that yes frozen are just as nutritious and are heaps cheaer also
2007-11-17 20:14:18 · answer #4 · answered by M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Supposedly yes - but I usually go for fresh with whatevers in season - use frozen for out of season stuff.
2007-11-17 19:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i would have thought so
because everything is frozen in
when the veg was fresh
and released again when you cook it
its got to be better than canned veg anyday
2007-11-17 20:23:59 · answer #6 · answered by infobod2nd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes as long as you don't over cook then when you get them out of the freeze they part cook them before freezing to kill the enzymes on them which start the decaying process of them so something like frozen green beans will only need to be dropped into boiling for 5min's and kept at a boil for the full time
2007-11-17 21:05:20 · answer #7 · answered by pawstart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I prefer fresh as they taste better
2007-11-17 19:46:10 · answer #8 · answered by Baps . 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no but if you buy the new steam fresh veg they are the next best thing
2007-11-17 19:38:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i am no nutritionist but i would expect fresh to be better for you. but frozen has got to be better than nothing.
alto
2007-11-17 19:33:55 · answer #10 · answered by altozebedee69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋