For half a century vegetables have become less useful

krasotka (63)in #live • 7 years ago

Fruits and vegetables today contain vitamins and minerals less than 50 years ago. Especially decreased the amount of iron, calcium and vitamin C.

It is reported by the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet, citing the results of studies of the University of Texas at Austin. Using the database of the Department of agriculture, the scientists analyzed the change of structure 43 of conventional fruits and vegetables from 1950 to 1999.

The results showed that during this period the content of vitamin C decreased by 15%, phosphorus — 9, iron — 15, CA — 16, protein — 6, vitamin A 18. This means that today wants to enrich your body with vitamins you need to eat four carrots instead of one.
Scientists themselves do not make any conclusions. The main explanation for the observed phenomenon could be that the breeders in the breeding of new varieties is mainly pay attention to the increase in the volume of the resulting product and not on the content of nutrients.
Swedish experts on nutrition is not yet studied this problem. "Perhaps it sounds strange, but we are not so well known, what quantity of nutrients is in our food, — said the responsible for the database Management of foods Irene Mattisson. Such tests are expensive, and the funds go to other research."