alt Hacker NewsWhy would something being an element mean that heating it as part of a food wouldn’t act as a catalyst for some chemical interaction?
Why would something being an element mean that heating it as part of a food wouldn’t act as a catalyst for some chemical interaction?
There would still be potassium in there, unless it’s pulled out by the frying oil.
Elements can’t get lost in a chemical reaction. You can only change the molecule they’re part of, so it might not be processable by the human body, but the potassium isn’t going to disappear.