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David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Wednesday 5 May 2010

Microwaved broccoli loses 97% of its beneficial antioxidants

Published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture Volume 83 Issue 14, Pages 1511 - 1516

Phenolic compound contents in edible parts of broccoli inflorescences after domestic cooking
F Vallejo, FA Tomás-Barberán, C García-Viguera *
Laboratorio de Fitoquimica, Departamento de Ciencia y Tecnología de los Alimentos, CEBAS-CSIC, PO Box 4195, E-30080 Murcia, Spain

This study can be accessed at: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/106558884/abstract
 
The study found that broccoli "zapped" in the microwave with a little water lost up to 97 percent of its beneficial antioxidants. By comparison, steamed broccoli lost 11 percent or fewer of its antioxidants.

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