Food processing can also improve food safety by destroying or eliminating naturally occurring toxins, chemical contaminants, and antinutritive factors. However, processing can also cause chemical changes that result in the formation of toxic or antinutritive factors. The water-soluble vitamins are the most vulnerable to processing and cooking.
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