Is it true that when you freeze a mouse, it loses most of its nutrients?
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Frozen thawed mice
Teidae-dude
Oct 21, 2004 03:48 PM
Replies (3)
Sonya
Oct 22, 2004 12:45 PM
>>Is it true that when you freeze a mouse, it loses most of its nutrients?
No, otherwise all of us eating frozen foods would be starving too. Frozen thawed mice are fine.
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Sonya
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LdyPayne
Oct 22, 2004 07:58 PM
It really depends on how cold the freezing goes. There is some destruction of cells due to water content (ie water expands when frozen and this ruptures cell membranes) and some nutritrients lose some of their potency during the freezing/thawing process. Thiamin is one nutrient that deteriorates to some degree during freezing. Feeding occaisonal fresh killed mice/rats would ensure healthy food.
Teidae-dude
Oct 23, 2004 01:44 PM
Thank you for all of the replies.
