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See also [0] which seems to argue convincingly against this. [0] Mineral nutrient composition of vegetables, fruits and grains: The context of reports of appar

• gregwebs 6y ago
  There seems to be some common ground (even if soil is in dispute!) on high yield dilution though. The abstract states: Contemporaneous analyses of modern versus old crop varieties grown side-by-side, and archived samples, show lower mineral concentrations in varieties bred for higher yields where increased carbohydrate is not accompanied by proportional increases in minerals – a “dilution effect”.
• taurath 6y ago
  > Comparisons with matching archived soil samples show soil mineral content has not declined in locations cultivated intensively with various fertilizer treatments. So not that depleted soils don’t deplete vegetables, but the soils they found were not depleted. I wonder if they were focused on the same soils