why do we cook food?what is the harm of over coking
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It makes food more appetizing and palatable. It makes food easier to digest. It makes food safe to eat. Cooking destroys many harmful micro-organisms or germs in the food.
Overcooking can affect the quality of food - firstly it makes food harder to digest and metabolize, and secondly, charred and burnt foods contain carcinogenic substances. ... Unfortunately, cooking carbohydrate rich starchy foods at high temperatures results in the formation of a chemical called acrylamide.
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Overcooking can affect the quality of food - firstly it makes food harder to digest and metabolize, and secondly, charred and burnt foods contain carcinogenic substances. ... Unfortunately, cooking carbohydrate rich starchy foods at high temperatures results in the formation of a chemical called acrylamide.