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Boosting Healthful Antioxidants In Potatoes

Here's a scientific discovery fit to give Mr. Potato Head static cling and flyaway hair (if that vintage plastic toy had hair). Scientists today reported discovery of two simple, inexpensive ways of boosting the amounts of healthful antioxidant substances in potatoes. One involves giving spuds an electric shock. The other involves zapping them with ultrasound, high frequency sound waves.Those ...

Scientists Shock Spuds in Bid to Boost Antioxidants

Title: Scientists Shock Spuds in Bid to Boost Antioxidants Category: Health News Created: 8/23/2010 2:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2010

Shocking News About Potatoes!

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- There are two new ways to improve the nutritional content of one of the Western world's favorite side dishes. Scientists are zapping spuds with electric shocks, and with ultrasound, high frequency sound waves to make the potato healthier. "We found that treating the potatoes with ultrasound or electricity for 5-30 minutes increased the amounts of antioxidants ...

Electicity and ultra sound boost potatoes’ antioxidant content by 60 per cent

Commonly found in fruit and vegetables, antioxidants are substances that protect cells from the damage caused by unstable molecules known as free radicals. In doing so they are thought to prevent chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, various cancers, diabetes, and neurological diseases.