How many calories in Bonduelle vegetables

Thanks to Bonduelle, we have access to vegetables not only in season, but all year round. Freezing’s the best method of food preservation; this way vegetables store their richness of vitamins, mineral salts and fibre, making digestion easier.

The nutritious value in frozen goods is really well stored, because since the time they’re picked from the field to the moment they’re at their freezing stage is very short – it only takes a few hours. Most vitamins are well preserved in the form of frozen or canned vegetables.

Of course, there’s a small loss of vitamins at freezing. The biggest loss concerns vitamin C (about 25%), a little less is of other vitamins (e.g. vitamin – about 10%). Original loss of nutrients at freezing is compensated by a smaller loss at storing freezing goods. For example, carotene in preserves is protected by the packaging, which keeps the destructive light from it. Frozen peas have 60% more carotene than the fresh peas at the greengrocer’s – mostly due to the exposure to light. Frozen vegetable mixtures are a great source of various nutrients in seasons when access to fresh vegetables is limited. On the other hand, vegetables in sauce are a great and fully valuable meal. 

It’s true that vegetables are best when they’re fresh, but canned ones are also a great source of fibre and minerals. Canned vegetables are vacuum packed; therefore, they preserve most vitamins. They undergo this preserving process within 5 hours of picking, which preserves most of their vitamins and minerals. Canned products don’t contain preservatives, since the blanching process destroys those enzymes responsible for vegetable decomposition.

In the next stage, cans undergo a sterilization process in order to destroy bacteria. Usually cans contain brine, which comprises of water and salt, and sometimes aroma additives. Canned peas contain sugar within the generally allowed amounts. Some of the nutrients of canned vegetables also flow into the brine, therefore sometimes it is good to cook or prepare it together. Canned vegetables, such as mushrooms or olives, are a great idea for a quick and delicious snack. They can also be a tasty addition to many dishes. We can use readymade vegetable and tomato sauce mixes and thus shorten the cooking time.