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:

A is correct but R is not correct

The correct answer is Option (3) → A is correct but R is not correct

Food materials should not be soaked in water for long since washing leads to loss of water soluble Vitamin B and Vitamin C.