10 Marinades are good for you

Scientists aren’t sure why, but a marinade acts like a barrier between your meat and carcinogens. The American Institute for Cancer Research says marinating meat for at least 30 minutes can reduce the formation of dangerous

chemicals called heterocyclic amines

(HCAS). The type of marinade might even be a factor, according to researchers from Kansas State University and the Food Science Institute. They found that a steak cooked in a Caribbean marinade had an 88 percent drop in HCAS, while an herb marinade accounted for a 72 percent drop and a southwestern mixture created a 57 percent drop in the bad compounds.