Cooking Methods

What percentage of vitamin C is lost when boiling green vegetables in water?

• 10%

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

What happens to the vitamin B group when boiling green vegetables?

• It is enhanced

• It is damaged and lost in heat

• It remains unchanged

• It is preserved

What happens to the vitamin B group during poaching?

• It is enhanced

• It is damaged and dissolves in water

• It remains unchanged

• It is preserved

What is the effect of roasting on vitamins?

• Preserves vitamins

• Enhances vitamins

• Destroys most of the group C vitamins and some of the group B vitamins

• Has no effect

Using fat whilst frying increases the amount of which vitamin the body can absorb from some vegetables?

• Vitamin A

• Vitamin B

• Vitamin C

• Vitamin D

What is the best cooking method for keeping vitamin C in foods?

• Steaming

• Boiling

• Frying

• Grilling

Using grilling can result in losing up to what percentage of group B vitamins?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Due to high temperatures in the oven, baking can overcook protein and damage which vitamins?

• Vitamin A and D

• Vitamin C and B

• Vitamin E and K

• Vitamin B and D