Is the microwave oven undoubtedly comfortable but also safe and healthy? There are several doubts about this, now new research has shown that some foods in particular should never be heated in the microwave.
Is the microwave oven undoubtedly comfortable but also safe and healthy? There are several doubts about this, now new research has shown how in particular some foods should never be heated in the microwave.
Experts from the Food Standards Agency and the European Food Information Council carried out a study in which the effects of microwaves released by this type of oven on the composition of some foods. It has thus been seen that in some cases the structure of food subjected to heating is altered to the point of generating possible repercussions on the digestibility of foods, changing their nutritional values but also releasing substances that are dangerous to health.
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In particular the experts report 5 foods that should never be heated in the microwave:
Index
SPINACH AND OTHER GREEN LEAF VEGETABLES
Depending on where they are grown, spinach and other green leafy vegetables can contain high concentrations of nitrates, substances which in themselves are harmless. The problem however is that with the use of the microwave there is the possibility that these substances mutino in nitrosamines, considered carcinogenic.
POTATO
Once the potatoes are cooked, if they are allowed to cool to room temperature and then stored in a non-refrigerated place, the right conditions can be created so that the Clostridium botulinum. Obviously heating in the microwave is not enough to eradicate the risks that this microorganism brings to our health.
RICE
In the event that any leftover rice has been left out of the refrigerator it may have been subject to the proliferation of bacteria which cause gastrointestinal disturbances. To make them ineffective the microwave oven is not enough, also because these microorganisms release substances that are difficult to eliminate.
FUNGHI
Even mushrooms, experts argue, if not properly stored, they can deteriorate quickly and cause stomach pain after heating with the microwave.
CHICKEN
Chicken meat is easily susceptible to bacterial contamination, for example Salmonella. How can you be sure you are eliminating microorganisms? It is essential use a type of heat that is not only very strong but also uniform. This is not the case with the microwave oven. Among other things, scholars argue that heating chicken in this oven causes the proteins present in white meat to break down in such a way that it can lead to stomach problems.
There are therefore many variables to take into consideration when using a microwave oven for heating or cooking. Considering that in most cases we are not very experienced in food safety it would not be better to use as much as possible the traditional methods of heating and cooking food?
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