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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Cooking green beans with baking soda can cause a significant loss of vitamin C due to the alkaline environment it creates. Therefore, Lenny's green beans would have less vitamin C than green beans cooked in plain water. The addition of baking soda does not affect the essential amino acid content or fatty acid content of the green beans, and it does not reduce the number of kilocalories.

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