Question

1. (5 ) You have just returned from the Farmers Market. How will you store and prepare your foods to maintain micronutrient value. You purchased a bag of leafy greens, red and yellow peppers, and fresh green beans. You also bought a glass bottle of organic milk from the local dairy farmer. Outline strategies to minimize loss of micronutrients.

Answer 1

ans- Micronutrients are the substances which are very important for human health and small amounts which includes all vitamins and essential trace minerals.

The good is more nutritious if we eat it as soon as it took from farm. or we can store them in refrigerator.Cold temperature will create the degradation of vitamins so we have to use the Vegetable drawer where humidity is higher or we can also use air tight bag . Before storage we have to avoid trimming and chopping ,this reduces surface area and decrease vitamins loss.we have to take advantage of many vitamins as possible by following steps:-

1.Keep skins of vegetables on when possible.

2.Avoiding the reheating of food

3.Choose steaming not boiling

4.use microwave or pressure cooker if possible.

5.Cut the vegetables into large pieces so that surface area reduces.

STRATERGIES TO MINIMIZE LOSS OF MICRONUTRIENTS:-

1.agricultural production stratergy

2 food processing stratergy

3.econonic and consumer education stratergy.