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The nutritional composition of today's vegetables in the average supermarket bare little resplendence to the variety of food consumed decades ago in the Mediter

by krona 5y ago

The nutritional composition of today's vegetables in the average supermarket bare little resplendence to the variety of food consumed decades ago in the Mediterranean. I wonder if the study could account for this unfortunate fact. Anyone who's compared tomato imported from the Netherlands (the worlds second largest exporter of tomato) to a tomato bought in a farmers market in Italy knows what I mean.

maccard 5y ago
> The nutritional composition of today's vegetables in the average supermarket bare little resplendence to the variety of food consumed decades ago in the Mediterranean. I hate being that guy, but citation needed? Have you measured this (or can you share a study with us that has)? This is a bold claim and definite worth having reinforced. > Anyone who's compared tomato imported from the Netherlands (the worlds second largest exporter of tomato) to a tomato bought in a farmers market in Italy knows what I mean. I can attest to the difference in flavor between a fresh Mediterranean product and the basic supermarket version, but i can also attest to the flavor difference between a room temperature quality beer and an ice cold bottle of the cheapest crap imaginable on a beach.
bennysomething 5y ago
Genuine question: where can I find info on this? The more expensive tomoatos in my super market taste amazing compared to cheap ones. Is better taste more nutritious? Would growing my own veg in a green house help?
- simonmales 5y ago
  I can't recall what I watched, but it was Michael Polan saying that organic food is better for you and also tastes better. Googling "Michael Poland organic food tastes better" might get you into the right direction.
  - professoretc 5y ago
    Blind taste tests have found that organic tastes no different from non-organic.
- timeon 5y ago
  Well I do not know why some taste so wrong - are not ripe enough (I have checked them with my refractometer and Brix was lower). Not sure about nutrition but taste is different. When I buy some street-food like burger or falafel and see those tomatoes in there with white-red flesh I feel so sad. Cherry tomatos can be good even in supermarket - just not in winter. I do not know why - I think there are LED lights that can help - they maybe just do not bother. Anyway I live in zone 7b and grow them outside (seeding inside at the end of February and transplantig them outside in May - usually after 15th of May but as weather is changing here it can be even sooner). And taste is so good. From cherry tomatoes to really big ones. From 20 to 60 plants you can be self sufficient. Eat them fresh, preserve tomato sauce and dry them.
oh_sigh 5y ago
Along these lines, I'm curious if there is any kind of association between taste and nutritional value. Supermarket bought tomatoes taste like water and are hard to eat but homegrown or most farmers market tomatoes are absolutely delicious.

by krona 5y ago

maccard 5y ago

> The nutritional composition of today's vegetables in the average supermarket bare little resplendence to the variety of food consumed decades ago in the Mediterranean. I hate being that guy, but citation needed? Have you measured this (or can you share a study with us that has)? This is a bold claim and definite worth having reinforced. > Anyone who's compared tomato imported from the Netherlands (the worlds second largest exporter of tomato) to a tomato bought in a farmers market in Italy knows what I mean. I can attest to the difference in flavor between a fresh Mediterranean product and the basic supermarket version, but i can also attest to the flavor difference between a room temperature quality beer and an ice cold bottle of the cheapest crap imaginable on a beach.

bennysomething 5y ago

Genuine question: where can I find info on this? The more expensive tomoatos in my super market taste amazing compared to cheap ones. Is better taste more nutritious? Would growing my own veg in a green house help?

simonmales 5y ago
I can't recall what I watched, but it was Michael Polan saying that organic food is better for you and also tastes better. Googling "Michael Poland organic food tastes better" might get you into the right direction.
- professoretc 5y ago
  Blind taste tests have found that organic tastes no different from non-organic.
timeon 5y ago
Well I do not know why some taste so wrong - are not ripe enough (I have checked them with my refractometer and Brix was lower). Not sure about nutrition but taste is different. When I buy some street-food like burger or falafel and see those tomatoes in there with white-red flesh I feel so sad. Cherry tomatos can be good even in supermarket - just not in winter. I do not know why - I think there are LED lights that can help - they maybe just do not bother. Anyway I live in zone 7b and grow them outside (seeding inside at the end of February and transplantig them outside in May - usually after 15th of May but as weather is changing here it can be even sooner). And taste is so good. From cherry tomatoes to really big ones. From 20 to 60 plants you can be self sufficient. Eat them fresh, preserve tomato sauce and dry them.

oh_sigh 5y ago

Along these lines, I'm curious if there is any kind of association between taste and nutritional value. Supermarket bought tomatoes taste like water and are hard to eat but homegrown or most farmers market tomatoes are absolutely delicious.