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You’re sort of mixing ideas I believe. The nutrient density (minerals etc) is declining because of the soil quality it is grown in, not because it is sitting on
by hammock 2y ago
You’re sort of mixing ideas I believe. The nutrient density (minerals etc) is declining because of the soil quality it is grown in, not because it is sitting on shelf.
The vitamin C thing was about nutrient loss due to blanching (a processing step) I believe
- modeless 2y agoThe article is mixing ideas, is the point. If soil quality matters, that seems to contradict the article's claim that speed is the only thing that matters.
- hammock 2y agoWhen it comes to nationwide grocery chains, with limited transparency on their supplies, of what you can control, speed might be an important factor
- karldcampbell 2y agoThe article is from the comsumer's perspective. For me, someone who doing my daily / weekly shopping, time-from-harvest is the only factor I can use in a purchasing decision. I can't rely on branding, source, grower etc as all that is a crap-shoot. Even if one grower has nutritious tomatoes this year, next year they might use a different field leading to worse nutrition.
- ghostly_s 2y agoDoes your grocer label their produce with date of harvest?
- BizarroLand 2y agoThey're saying how fast the food goes from farm to table is what matters. Doesn't matter if you grow old variety organic seeds the slow way in small batches on virgin soil if it takes 11 months for the food to get to your mouth.