Comments on: Awesomely Easy Pumpkin Butter http://www.vibrancenutrition.com/blog/awesomely-easy-pumpkin-butter/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:38:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aimee http://www.vibrancenutrition.com/blog/awesomely-easy-pumpkin-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Aimee Sun, 14 Dec 2008 22:50:03 +0000 http://www.vibrancenutrition.com/blog/?p=238#comment-40 Dennis, Yes, the heat would kill the enzymes and likely much of the vitamin C, however, this is still a highly nutritious food. Several beneficial phytochemicals and antioxidants retain their integrity despite heat, and some have increased absorption when the cell wall is broken through cooking (lycopene is one of them). Raw pumpkin has a texture that I do not know would lend itself well to a spreadable pumpkin butter. If you have a raw recipe for this spread, I would love to share it with others here! Dennis,

Yes, the heat would kill the enzymes and likely much of the vitamin C, however, this is still a highly nutritious food. Several beneficial phytochemicals and antioxidants retain their integrity despite heat, and some have increased absorption when the cell wall is broken through cooking (lycopene is one of them).

Raw pumpkin has a texture that I do not know would lend itself well to a spreadable pumpkin butter. If you have a raw recipe for this spread, I would love to share it with others here!

]]> By: Dennis Dilday http://www.vibrancenutrition.com/blog/awesomely-easy-pumpkin-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-39 Dennis Dilday Sat, 13 Dec 2008 05:11:19 +0000 http://www.vibrancenutrition.com/blog/?p=238#comment-39 Aimee - that's a great recipe with nothing but great ingredients, but... wouldn't the heat kill some of the food value? Is there a low heat alternative to damaging enzymes, etc. during the cooking process? Thanks. DrD Aimee – that’s a great recipe with nothing but great ingredients, but… wouldn’t the heat kill some of the food value? Is there a low heat alternative to damaging enzymes, etc. during the cooking process?

Thanks.

DrD

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