Vegetables turned out to have a 'feeling'
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In fact according to the researchers, due to the 'feeling' the vegetables stored in the refrigerator instead reduce nutrient and healthy nutrition. Because the conditions that tend to be dark refrigerator make vegetable incapable of producing healthy compounds as they should be.
"Vegetables and fruits also, still alive and had a 'feeling'. So when stored in a dark refrigerator, vegetables failed to produce certain compounds that nutrient levels are declining," said Janet Braam researchers from Rice University in Texas.
For instance cabbage. There is a compound called glucosinolates in the cabbage that was produced when vegetables receive exposure to a light lunch and dinner like a human.
However, glucosinolates are not able to be produced when the cabbage is stored in the refrigerator at home.
As reported by the Daily Mail, glucosinolate itself is a compound with a bitter taste that is usually found in cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and sprouts are potent against cancer and heart disease. The compounds also deter pests such as caterpillars that eat the leaves of vegetables.
"Maybe there should be a refrigerator whose light can be set in order to create a cycle of day and night for vegetables, so the nutrients in the vegetables stay awake," Braam suggestions.
The results are then reported in the journal Current Biology.
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