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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by 11235813213455 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @08:46AM (#35150592)
onions, garlic, mushroom, leek, carots, peppers (with lemon or fermented - I let them get very ripe and soft or I get them at the market, that's the ones nobody want but are the most nutritious)
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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by mistyvales on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @12:41AM (#35163970)
You should cook mushrooms for better nutrient absorption. They have thick cell walls full of chitin that needs to break down during cooking, so eating them raw isn't great for you
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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by 11235813213455 on Wednesday March 15, 2023 @03:23PM (#35173421)
even for https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agaricus_bisporus? I masticate them well, and it tastes good

I see what you mean, for example for tomatoes as well, but it's a compromise, cooking destroys other valuable things

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Re:Mediterranean diet may lower dementia risk by a quarter, ... by mistyvales on Thursday March 16, 2023 @10:28PM (#35192151)
Cooking also activates other nutrients, such as for dark greens such as spinach which is full of oxalic acid which breaks down during cooking so you can absorb more calcium and iron.

The mushrooms you posted definitely are absorbed better in the body by cooking them. All mushrooms have chitin in the cell wall that needs to break down by cooking to digest.

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