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Does one destroy the nutrients present in food by chopping them finely and by leaving it to simmer in water? If yes, why is it so?

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Does one destroy the nutrients present in food by chopping them finely and by leaving it to simmer in water? If yes, why is it so?

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Yes fine chopping of food can destroy nutrients because then a larger surface area is exposed to heat over a longer duration. It also oxidizes a larger surface area.