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Vegetables have been getting larger, but nutritional density is decreasing. I think I read vegetables are something like 20% less nutritionally dense than 50 y
by cwkoss 7y ago
Vegetables have been getting larger, but nutritional density is decreasing. I think I read vegetables are something like 20% less nutritionally dense than 50 years ago.
- maxxxxx 7y agoFrom what I have read they are selected for looks, taste and ease of storage and transportation. There is no consideration for nutritional value.
- corysama 7y agoConsumers don't have tricorders to scan two tomatoes and compare their relative nutrition. Meanwhile, they are extremely sensitive to price and appearance differences in their groceries. It's a bad situation for everybody. But, selecting for nutrition over appearance would go almost completely unnoticed by anyone except for how it made the accountants and shareholders sad. I can dream about a marketing campaign focused on nutritional value. But, in the end, I expect consumers would brush it off as BS and buy up all the cheap, pretty, non-local, out-of-season produce anyway :/
- edejong 7y agoThis is one source corroborating your claim: https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/nutrient-density-of-crops-over-time/ https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/nutrient-densi... But it's good to read that whole article, because in general the availability of fruits have gone up as well.