Can frozen fruits & vegetables be as nutritious as fresh ones?
Frozen products are also packed at their peak of freshness. Frozen fruits and vegetables may be more nutritious in some cases if stored for short periods of time under well-controlled temperatures. Frozen vegetables can be more nutritious than supposedly fresh supermarket produce, a study has found.
Fresh vegetables can lose up to 45 per cent of important nutrients by the time they reach the dinner table.
Time spent in storage, in transportation and sitting on the shelves means it can be more than two weeks from the vegetables being picked to being eaten.
Specific Key Study Findings Include:
- A diet should include a variety of fruits and vegetables. Fresh, frozen and canned each contain important nutrients and contribute to a healthy diet.
- For some nutrients canned products were higher than fresh.
- By the time food is consumed, fresh, frozen and canned fruits and vegetables may be nutritionally similar.
A wide range of fresh fruits & vegetables are quick frozen at very low temperatures ranging – 30° C to – 40° C to lock in the essential nutrients and flavor with optimum color, taste and texture. Each piece of fruits & vegetables such as Mango, Papaya, Green Peas, Sweet Corn, Mix Vegetables, etc. is frozen individually by fluidization technique. |
