Canned or Frozen?

Pochapski
Pochapski Posts: 5
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Which retains more of the nutritional value of say fruit and vegetables?

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  • frostiegurl
    frostiegurl Posts: 708 Member
    Frozen, without a doubt.
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    Frozen, its not processed and preserved. The freezing does that.
  • MissKMN
    MissKMN Posts: 119
    Frozen...not only that but it can sometimes contain more nutrients than fresh if they are frozen at their peak.

    Not to mention, a lot less preservatives and lower sodium!
  • SueInAz
    SueInAz Posts: 6,592 Member
    Frozen vegetables can actually be better than fresh! Vegetables start to lose their nutrients after being picked. Frozen vegetables are usually flash frozen just a few hours after being picked. "Fresh" vegetables, especially if bought in a supermarket in an area like mine where there is little growing done, have probably spent days traveling to your location and maybe a few days more sitting in the produce section. They've lost quite a bit of their nutritional value in that time. Frozen vegetables are also usually cheaper as well as more nutritious.
  • melsinct
    melsinct Posts: 3,512 Member
    Canned vegetables are high in sodium and taste awful (in my opinion). I thought I hated asparagus growing up because I only ever had canned. Imagine my surprise when I ate the fresh stuff for the first time, lol.
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