
According to science, our bodies require nutrients from five main groups:
1- Carbohydrates
2- Proteins (built from amino acids)
3- Vitamins
4- Minerals
5- Lipids (fats)
We should consume almost all these nutrients daily for optimal health.
While you may consume raw food, cooked food prepared using various methods is often favored. Heating raw materials through cooking alters the nature of most ingredients and generates new ones. Let’s explore this transformation process.
Imagine we have boiling water in a pot, and someone puts their hand in it for 1 minute. What happens to the hand when it’s removed? Now, what if the hand were kept in the boiling pot for half an hour? What would its shape be then? Do you think hot water burns?
We do the same thing to our food ingredients by heating them. In deep frying, instead of 100°C, we heat the ingredients to 250°C. The higher the temperature, the worse the burning.
What do you think? is it burning or cooking? Share your thoughts in the comments below! ⇓