What exactly is cooking. Why does applying heat to any food make it better to eat, both taste and health wise
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It causes chemical reactions that change the compounds in the food. Heating up meat dissolves the collagen inside, making it easier to chew and digest. Heating up a starch slurry makes the starch more bioavailable. Heating up a slightly drier starch slurry turns some of the starch into sugar, making it yummy.
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