PeekSeleb – Vegetables are an important part of a healthy and balanced diet. However, not all vegetables are suitable for heating. Excessive heating process can reduce the nutritional content and even produce harmful compounds.

In the following, IntipSeleb will discuss several types of vegetables that should not be heated and the reasons behind them. Let’s take a peek below to find out why!

1. Lettuce and Green Leaves

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Lettuce and other green leafy vegetables like spinach, arugula and kale contain nitrates which turn into toxic compounds when heated repeatedly. If you want to eat these greens while they are warm, it is best to add them to cooked foods, such as over roasts or soups after they have been mulled.

2. Garlic

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