Can You Eat Broccoli If It Turns Yellow: A Popular Myth

19.04.2024 13:20

There are probably only odes to the benefits of broccoli. No other healthy vegetable in the world contains so many useful vitamins and minerals.

Broccoli has virtually no contraindications, but it is often not recommended to eat it after the inflorescences turn yellow.

Let's try to find out whether yellow broccoli can cause harm to health.

American nutritionists claim that yellowed broccoli is not fresh cabbage.

It is safe to say that its nutritional value is not that high.

Cabbage
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The taste of cabbage will also be noticeably spoiled, but despite all these shortcomings it does not become harmful.

Yellowing is due to the breakdown of chlorophyll, which indicates that the product will soon spoil if it is not processed or consumed.

In addition to the fact that yellow broccoli does not store well, it is no longer recommended to eat it raw.

It is best to carry out heat treatment, which will guarantee the destruction of harmful bacteria.

To keep fresh broccoli green for a long time, it is recommended to freeze it.

Frozen cabbage retains the same beneficial properties of the vegetable as fresh cabbage.

Previously, we talked about who should not eat bananas .

Igor Zur Author: Igor Zur Internet resource editor