In addition, operations such as cutting and slicing may induce a rapid enzymatic depletion of several naturally occurringantioxidantsasaresultofcellulardisruptionwhich allows contacts of substrates and enzymes. Generally, the antioxidant concentrations and activities in processed veg- etables were lower than those of the corresponding raw samples. This was caused by their degradation, but also by absorption of water during boiling, which diluted the com- pounds and decreased their content per weight unit [107].