is carmelizing food bad for you?
Asked 5/15/2011
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Sam Chapman
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I read somewhere that carmelizing food when you cook it changes the molecules in a way our body is not used to (genetically speaking) and it causes harm. True or Food falshood?
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Chris Paulk
5/16/2011
When you caramelize food, you change the chemistry in the food. That being said, it's an acceptable and desired cooking method. If you caramelized everything you ate, it probably wouldn't be good for you, but neither would eating Oreos for every meal. Caramelizing different foods enhances their natural flavors and can help to seal in some of the natural juices and flavors from the food.
For a better explanation of exactly what it is:
http://www.edinformatics.com/math_science/science_of_cooking/caramelization.htm
KarenGuest
11/27/2012
That's a serious twisting of
That's a serious twisting of his logic, and not even a good interpretation of what he said. OVERuse of carmelizing can be bad, as overuse of cookies can be bad.
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Al MonacoGuest
7/6/2012
So Chris, by your logic,
So Chris, by your logic, caramelized foods are the nutritional equivalent of oreos: They are bad for you.