☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agoA study found that there is a significant decline of the nutrient content in 43 different crops between 1950 and 1999web.archive.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkA study found that there is a significant decline of the nutrient content in 43 different crops between 1950 and 1999web.archive.org☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.ml to Science@lemmy.mlEnglish · 13 days agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squarekevincox@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoBut it does boil down to business pressures. The business prefers more and bigger produce to more nutritional produce. Is that a bad thing? Maybe not. Maybe you can just eat more to get your nutrition since higher yield should reduce cost. But the point still stands that there is very little business pressure to make a nutritious product.
minus-squareJayjader@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up0·12 days agoIn my ideal world, the population would be sufficiently educated about nutrition in fruit and vegetables that picture-perfect tomatoes that are picked unripe so that they survive long distance hauling would simply never sell.
But it does boil down to business pressures. The business prefers more and bigger produce to more nutritional produce.
Is that a bad thing? Maybe not. Maybe you can just eat more to get your nutrition since higher yield should reduce cost.
But the point still stands that there is very little business pressure to make a nutritious product.
In my ideal world, the population would be sufficiently educated about nutrition in fruit and vegetables that picture-perfect tomatoes that are picked unripe so that they survive long distance hauling would simply never sell.