Can You Eat Frozen Vegetables: How Healthy Are They?

23.11.2023 11:23

Buying vegetables in the winter season is expensive. That's why many people buy frozen ones.

Supermarket convenience foods are a popular product and can be used to make many delicious dishes.

The question remains open: are frozen vegetables harmful and how many times a week can they be consumed?

Let's look into this issue in more detail.

Are frozen vegetables healthy?

Are frozen vegetables a full-fledged analogue or are they useless in terms of the presence of vitamins and microelements?

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Vegetables, which are sold as semi-finished products in packages, are picked ripe and subjected to shock freezing in powerful cooling chambers.

They freeze in just 3 hours, so they retain most of their nutrients, texture, and even flavor.

Vegetables that are brought from other countries often ripen on the way. This product is also treated with various substances so that the vegetables remain fresh during transportation. You can draw your own conclusions.

Dmitry Liskovich Author: Dmitry Liskovich Internet resource editor