Abstract
The effects of four culinary treatments (steaming and boiling in a covered pot, a pressure cooker or a microwave oven) on the chlorophyll a and b, all- trans-lutein, phaeophytin a and b and all- trans- β-carotene (provitamin A) contents of green beans ( Phaseolus vulgaris, L.) were evaluated. The pigments in the fresh and treated beans were determined by gradient elution reverse-phase HPLC with UV detection. Boiling the beans in a covered pot, pressure cooking or microwaving them caused smaller losses of pigments than steamed cooking. Since pressure cooking also generally leads to smaller losses of nutritious components (e.g. vitamin C), it is recommended over the traditional method of boiling beans in a covered pot.
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