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Absolutely NOT! All cooking that involves heat and water will reduce the amounts of certain vitamins and micronutrients: those that are temperature sensitive and water-soluble. But it has been shown, over and over again, in well-documented research published in peer-reviewed journals, that microwave cooking is at least as good as, or better than any other form of cooking, in terms of retaining as many nutrients as possible. The web is filled with misinformation about this. This is something I know a great deal about because I'm a microwave scientist who deals with this kind of issue.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoAll enzymes are protein molecules on the composition and structure with the sole provision that some of them forms a complex with the so-called co-enzymes. Hence, due to the nature of the protein, the vast majority of enzymes denatures under the influence of heating in the microwave electromagnetic field as all the proteins of food do.
To the above should be added that the enzyme of so-called thermophilic bacteria are more resistant to heat, but the sufficiently long-lasting effect of microwaves leads to their denaturation.
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∙ 10y agoCooking by ANY means can change the nutrient content- but microwaving helps PRESERVE nutrients more than standard cooking. Water soluble vitamins are lost in regular cooking, but preserved when microwaving.
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∙ 13y agoA microwave actually kills a great deal less nutrients than a stove does.
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∙ 14y agoI would think it does, the rays soars it up.
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∙ 12y agoNutrients aren't lost exactly but the radiation cause some foods to actually cause radiation poisoning
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∙ 12y agoI don't think it destroys, per-say, but it can devalue the nutrients in some foods. An example would be vegetables; which you should cook with steam instead of using the microwave.
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∙ 9y agoNo, it heats water in the food making steam. This steam cooks the food.
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What does the microwave do to food?
if you put food in the microwave it can kill all the nutrients and goodness, so it makes food bad for you, this is because it has like micro waves or something :S i don't know why, but i know it is much healthier to cook your food in the oven because microwaves kill off the nutrients.
Microwave kills bacteria?
Yes a microwave will kill bacteria. If you put a sponge in the microwave it is a great way to disinfect it!
Can a microwave kill your brain cells?
most likely yes because it kills nutrients in healthy foods
How does radiation cook food?
Certain kinds of radiation can kill you by causing cancer. Radiation is actually the emittance (by unstable atoms) of tiny particles or packets of energy (aka rays) known as alpha and beta particles and gamma rays. These particles and rays are the right size to interact with the cells of your body, ripping through them, or otherwise damaging them. These damaged cells may continue to reproduce in their damaged state causing abnormal masses or tumors that disrupt normal body function. *Radiation can kill you other ways too.. and this is a bad description of radiation.
What are examples of microwave waves?
Microwave waves are used in a microwave oven to heat food. They are also used as a communication transmission frequency for distances between 10-20 miles that you want to maintain a high signal strength, as they have a higher energy level than radio waves. i is dumb kill my mom plz and give me money phones
How did the oven change the world?
Ovens changed the world because a lot of people could never cook food and it was not filling them up so oven food fills people up and does not kill them.
When you have gained so much weight that your clothes are tight and your belt will not fit how can you lose weight fast?
exercise (my suggestion is to walk around your neighborhood a couple of times every morning) and eat when your hungry and stop when your full just don't eat foods that are greasy and if you have pizza then blot it (get a napkin and press it on your pizza until most of the grease is gone) a small note to help you, never take weight loss pills! all they do is hurt you not help you! and never put your food in the microwave it kills all of the nutrients! even as little as 11 seconds in the microwave can kill all the nutrients! exercise (my suggestion is to walk around your neighborhood a couple of times every morning) and eat when your hungry and stop when your full just don't eat foods that are greasy and if you have pizza then blot it (get a napkin and press it on your pizza until most of the grease is gone) a small note to help you, never take weight loss pills! all they do is hurt you not help you! and never put your food in the microwave it kills all of the nutrients! even as little as 11 seconds in the microwave can kill all the nutrients!
How does spoilt food items become eatable when kept in a microwave?
If something is spoiled, it is spoiled. The only thing a microwave might do is to kill bacteria or mold spores, but the smaller something is, the less affect microwaves has on it. By the time you had cooked it long enough to kill everything in it, it would then be uneatable.
Can you microwave wine to kill the leftover yeast?
No
Is microwave oven cooked food can you eat safely?
Yes, microwaving it for 2-4 minutes has been showed in studies to kill 99-100% of the bacteria.... however, some bacteria produce a natural toxin, that is poisonous to us, and microwaving the meat is ineffective at "deactivating it, so I'd say after more than a few hours, just throw it out :(
How do you deactivate yeast?
stop giving it water and/or food yeast will also kill itself by fermentation; in a closed system the yeast will consume all it's food resources and produce enough alcohol to kill all the yeast cells.
Can you safely microwave cats?
NO YOU WOULD KILL THE POOR CAT IF YOU DID THAT
