Does tinned food have any nutrition or is it just empty calories? (lemmy.world)

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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

That's part of it, but I believe the other part is the canning process further depletes some of the nutritional value.

[-] CaptainSpaceman@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Makes sense, raw produce is more nutrient rich than cooked produce

[-] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 4 points 9 months ago

Yes, but the nutrients in raw are not as available as cooked. They're present in higher quantities, but a lot will pass through undigested.

Calculating how much is destroyed by cooking vs how much is made available is going to depend heavily on the food and nutrients in question.

But I will say that if you need more or less of a nutrient, you will get much further by changing the food vs how it's prepared.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 9 months ago

Mostly, but sometimes cooking them can actually increase some values by breaking down cell walls and making nutrients more available (to a point, anyhow).

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