Regular consumption of vitamin C — an essential antioxidant nutrient — helps improve immunity, iron absorption, bone health, skin, hair, and eyes. Some people also enjoy a tangy flavor and often add lemon juice to their meals — many a time while the dish is still cooking or is steaming hot. But it is something you have been doing wrong all these years?
Yes, according to nutritionist Jude Kapoor, who shared that one should avoid putting lemon juice in steaming hot dishes. The use of lemon is really important in your daily cooking routine because lemon is loaded with vitamin C which is an essential nutrient that your body needs on a daily basis. Our body does not store or produce vitamin C, hence a daily intake of vitamin C is really important for good health and longevity, she wrote on Instagram. But, it must be noted that vitamin C is extremely heat-sensitive, and the nutrient gets easily destroyed by heat. “This is why you should never put lemon juice on food which is still hot, or still cooking on the flame. Unknowingly, this habit is causing the vitamin C from lemon to get destroyed you are not able to get the full benefit,” she added.
“Especially when we are making meals like curry, DAL, UPMC, or Doha, lemon tea – we tend to squeeze the lemon while the food is still being cooked. So, make sure whenever you’re using lemon on any food preparation, keep the food off the flame and let it cool down a bit before you squeeze lemon on to it,” added Kapoor. “But, vitamin C or ascorbic acid is a temperature and light sensitive vitamin. The degradation of vitamin C can happen at temperature as low as it is high, at temperature ranging depending upon time of exposure. This vitamin is also water-soluble and normally leaches in cooking water. Putting lemon juice on hot food can destroy the vitamin and its enzymatic activity,” she noted. HEALTH
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Home Health Squeezing Lemon Juice On Hot Food May Harm Human Body - Experts Reveal
Squeezing Lemon Juice On Hot Food May Harm Human Body - Experts understand the theory better, we approached some popular nutritionists from across India to understand the impact of lemon juice when added to any hot food. September 21, 2022 09:29 IST
Squeezing Lemon Juice On Hot Food May Harm Human Body - Experts Reveal
Vitamin C improves the immunity of our body and it helps fight infection
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Lemon is loaded with benefiting properties. Adding lemon juice to any hot food may have negative impact on our body." Vitamin C content in any citrus fruit is very heat sensitive": Expert it's good to know this as info This brings up the question - what is the correct way to enjoy the benefits of lemon? Fret not, we have found the answer for you. Nutritionist Juhi Kapoor took to her Instagram to share a note on how to add lemon juice to your daily meal. "Make sure whenever you're using lemon on any food preparation, try to keep the food off the flame and let it cool down a little bit before you squeeze lemon onto it," she wrote alongside a video post.
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