When cooking green beans,Lenny likes to add baking soda to the cooking water because it keeps the beans from turning olive green.As a result of this practice,Lenny's green beans have ________ than green beans cooked in plain water.

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Adding baking soda to the cooking water reduces the acidity level and can cause a loss of vitamin C in the green beans. Therefore, Lenny's green beans likely have less vitamin C than green beans cooked in plain water. There is no evidence to suggest that adding baking soda affects the essential amino acid content, fatty acid content or kilocalorie content of the green beans.

When Cooking Green Beans,Lenny Likes to Add Baking Soda to the Cooking