# Does cooking berries ruin the anti-oxidants?

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**Created:** [September 23, 2024, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-berries-ruin-the-anti-oxidants/1007624 "2024-09-23T18:00:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 23, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-berries-ruin-the-anti-oxidants/1007624/9 "2024-09-23T20:37:14Z")

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> [@Cervaise](#):
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> The point is to eat fresh whole fruit because it’s healthy, full stop. The antioxidant stuff is almost entirely a mirage.

You own cite disagrees with you.

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