Does Microwaving Food Destroy Its Vitamins?
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Published 2018-07-08
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All Comments (21)
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Oh thank Science God, now I can continue nuking my food in peace.
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"The center of your burrito cooks at the same speed as the outside" Lol. I always find a frozen center with a lava exterior.
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But is the microwave heats it all over from the inside to the outside why is the inside of the foods i heat up almost always colder?
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I destroy vitamins, they are no match for my muscles! however come to think of it, nothing is a match for my muscles.
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Yes, and Gordon will not be pleased
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Another great thing about microwaving broccoli, is you can use a bowl and an ounce or two of water and a covering (like a paper plate or other microwave-safe cover) to steam it. About 3 mins of steaming will still leave plenty of nutrients, though you should also be eating raw vegetables as well for their nutrient content
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I wish they had explained how microwaves work. I encounter so many people that think microwave radiation can cause cancer simply because it's called "radiation"
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I misread the title, I thought it was "Does Microsoft food destroy its vitamin?"
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Thank you for that episode. It annoys me so much, that you hear this myth so often between health conscious people. I guess it has something to do with an information bias. People read studies in which it is stated, that vitamins get broken down by microwaving, but they propably don't tell you, that this happens with other cooking methods as well.
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Me: *looks at my microwaved water that I’m drinking*
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Can you guys do another video in the future using more studies including a variety of foods? This video was informative but only looking at a study on broccoli and primarily it's vitamin C levels is not enough for me lol. Thanks
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The inside of the Hot Pocket is frozen while the outside burns you
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Microwave everything on low power! That way the heat has time to diffuse and you aren't vaporizing everything.
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So why is the middle of my microwaved pizza always cold and the edges screaming hot if the microwaves heat everything evenly when you have a turntable to compensate for the waviness of the waves?
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This was so useful! Thank you guys so much!
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Thank you! Enjoying absorbing this knowledge while enjoying my microwaved campbell
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Hot Pockets transcend the laws of electromagnetic radiation by either being a frozen tundra or lava on the inside but the outside will never give you an indication of which it is.
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Oddly enough, microwave cooking always begins on the outside and only gradually works its way in. This is easily proved by actually microwaving something.
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Ive always wondered this. Thanks!!
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"The center basically reheats at the same time as the whole burrito" My Hot-pockets would beg to differ here.
