Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: Food materials should not be soaked in water for a long time.
Reason R: Washing leads to loss of vitamin A and vitamin D from the food stuff.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A is correct but R is not correct
Assertion A — True. Vitamins of the B group and vitamin C dissolve in water. When cut vegetables, rice or pulses are soaked for a long time, these vitamins (and some minerals) pass into the water and are lost when it is thrown away, so food should not be soaked for long.
Reason R — False. Vitamins A and D are fat-soluble; they do not dissolve in water, so washing does not wash them out of the food. The vitamins lost in washing are the water-soluble B and C.