Quiz Of The Week: Fresh, Frozen Or Canned What’s The Difference
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Some vegetables start losing vitamins:
Correct Answer: When they’re picked
Don’t let your veggies linger. About half the vitamins can be gone in just a few days if the produce isn’t kept cool or canned. Even items kept in the fridge can lose vitamins in a week or two.
Fresh spinach is better for you than frozen.
Correct Answer: False
If they’re fully ripe and frozen or canned quickly after being picked, some fruits and veggies can be more nutritious than the fresh ones at the grocery store. Frozen spinach has higher levels of many nutrients, including calcium and vitamin E. Frozen green peas and canned peaches both, have more vitamin C than the ones in the produce section. Go ahead and take the easy way out with those!
It’s safe to eat vegetables that have been frozen for years.
Correct Answer: True
There’s no guarantee they’ll still taste good, though. And they won’t be as good for you as they might have been had you eaten them sooner. If you’re concerned about quality and nutrition, eat veggies stored in a standard freezer/fridge combination within 6 weeks. If they’re in a freezer chest, you can keep them up to 3 months.
When you freeze food, it kills bacteria.
Correct Answer: False
Temperatures below 0 degrees will keep it from growing. But once the food thaws, bacteria will be back in action, just like nothing ever happened.
You can refreeze vegetables if they’ve been thawed for less than:
Correct Answer: 6 hours
You also can put them back in the freezer if the package still has ice crystals in it and still feels refrigerator-cold. Otherwise, it’s best to toss them.
You can keep that can of corn on the shelf:
Correct Answer: 2 to 5 years
Potatoes, carrots, spinach, beets, peas, and pumpkin should last that long, too. But don’t wait to use canned fruits and vegetables that are high in acid. Juices, tomatoes, grapefruit, pineapple, apples, peaches, pears, plums, berries, and pickles should be eaten within 12 to 18 months.
You shouldn’t buy cans that are:
Correct Answer: Both
There’s a reason those misfit cans are always the last ones left on the shelf, and it has to do with bacteria. A bulging can means they’re growing inside, and a dent along the seams can be the way they got in.
Some canned vegetables you buy at the grocery store may have lead in them.
Correct Answer: True
The U.S. made food companies stop using lead in cans in 1995. But some countries still allow it, and those can be sold here. Watch out for cans with wide silver-gray seams (where the body and lid overlap). Over time, the lead can leak into the food inside.
This works well for freezing food:
Correct Answer: Glass jar
The wrong container can lead to freezer burn and make your fruits and veggies smell weird – and no one wants that. Put them in something that’s easy to seal, keeps out water and air, and will stand up to the extreme temperature of your freezer.
Make sure to get wide-mouth, dual-purpose glass jars made specifically for freezing and canning. Other good options are plastic freezer containers and freezer bags.
