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Vitamin retention in cook/chill and cook/hot-hold hospital food-services.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8621875     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The vitamins with the greatest losses during hot-holding of food (> 10% after 2 hours) are vitamin C, folate, and vitamin B-6; retinol, thiamin, riboflavin, and niacin appear to be relatively stable. The 66 studies reviewed in this article give inadequate information on the losses of many other vitamins. In cook/chill food-services, substantial losses of sensitive vitamins occur during each of the chilling, storage, and reheating stages. Different reheating methods have similar effects on the amount of vitamin retention. Losses of vitamin C and folate can be greater than 30% when food is reheated after storage for 24 hours at 3 degrees C. Current research indicates that under normal operating conditions, with hot-holding limited to less than 90 minutes, vitamin retention is better in a conventional food-service than in a cook/chill system.
Authors:
P G Williams
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Dietetic Association     Volume:  96     ISSN:  0002-8223     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Diet Assoc     Publication Date:  1996 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1996-06-19     Completed Date:  1996-06-19     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503061     Medline TA:  J Am Diet Assoc     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  490-8; quiz 499-500     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Human Nutrition Unit, University of Sydney, Australia.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Food Handling / methods*
Food Preservation / methods*
Food Service, Hospital / standards*
Humans
Temperature*
Time Factors
Vitamins / metabolism*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Vitamins

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