2002-08-30|Sunatori's Refreezing Defrosted Food

It is said that refreezing a defrosted food is dangerous for health. However, I have been repeatedly freezing and refreezing defrosted foods for many years. Yet, my family with 3 small children have apparently suffered no ill effects.
Repeated freezing and refreezing a defrosted food may break down the food and diminish its taste, but the compounds of nutritional ingredients are not destroyed. The number of bacteria/microbes may increase while the food is thawed, but the effect is only cumulative. Hence, it is an urban myth that there is any safety issue in refreezing a defrosted food.
The situation is similar to the blanket recommendation that fat/oil should be avoided. In fact, one has to avoid only saturated fatty acids because unsaturated fatty acids are better for health than carbohydrates are.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Merci de votre attention.

Sunatori, Go Simon
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