Samantha is making a vegetable soup that contains carrots,beans,water,salt,pepper,bits of ham,and onions.The soup has to cook for 4 hours.While the soup is cooking,what will happen to some of the minerals that are in its ingredients?
A)The minerals will denature and become less bioavailable.
B)The relatively high temperature that is needed to cook the soup will destroy the iron,phosphorus,and sulfur in the vegetables.
C)The minerals will leach out of the ham and vegetables and into the watery portion of the soup.
D)Unless Samantha places a cover on the soup pot,the minerals will decompose when exposed to light and oxygen.

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When the soup is cooking, some of the minerals in the ham and vegetables will leach out and dissolve into the watery portion of the soup. This makes them more bioavailable for absorption by the body. However, some minerals may also be lost due to the cooking process, such as water-soluble vitamins. None of the other choices are accurate.

Samantha Is Making a Vegetable Soup That Contains Carrots,beans,water,salt,pepper,bits of Ham,and