alleryWhich vitamins are lost when water used to boil vegetables is discarded?
AVitamins A and D
BVitamins E and K
CVitamins B and C
DVitamins A and K
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Vitamins B and C
1. The question asks about: Which vitamins are lost when water used to boil vegetables is discarded?
2. Correct answer: Vitamins B and C. Water-soluble vitamins such as B and C dissolve into the water when a vegetable is boiled, and are then lost when the water is discarded....
3. Why the others fail: Fat-soluble vitamins do not dissolve into the water.
_Source: Wikipedia, Vitamin, Effects of cooking_
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