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Yes and it’s less tasty too. GMO ruined it.
Foods have been bred for shelf stability and size which leads to less flavor and nutrition.
This sparks an interest of mine. I want to grow my own garden of fruits and vegetables. I can grab seeds from my local hardware store. But are these genetically the best I can buy? Is there not a genetic strain of seeds that I can buy somewhere else, perhaps online, that produce both the most nutritious and delicious?
I don’t know about “genetically best” but you can check out heirloom seeds from houses like the seed savers exchange (And many others) https://www.seedsavers.org/
”One of the largest scientific studies to draw attention to this issue was published in the December 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.”
And what did that paper conclude?
“Conclusion: We suggest that any real declines are generally most easily explained by changes in cultivated varieties between 1950 and 1999, in which there may be trade-offs between yield and nutrient content.”
Nothing about “loss of mother earth’s soil nutrients”. But that wouldn’t sell ads would it?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
My understanding is actually that it was ruined by artificial fertilizer and monoculture, because those nutrients are drawn from the soil, and we only "feed" plants the nutrients required to grow and no other trace minerals. Eventually the soil becomes depleted and this causes them to be less nutritious. Taste is affected similarly because we essentially chemically treat plants to make them take on more water and wat…
Yup this is exactly it. I don't think the issue is that our fruit is larger, but just that the soil is much more degraded. 90-95% of all plant species get the MAJORITY of their nutrients from mycorrhizal associations and some, like many orchids, are even obligate. Plant roots are generally primarily meant for communication and connection with fungi, not to extract nutrients from soil. But when practicing monoculture,…
Websites are harder to read than they used to be.
National Geographic has really gone to crap. ”One of the largest scientific studies to draw attention to this issue was published in the December 2004 issue of the Journal of the American College of Nutrition.” And what did that paper conclude? “Conclusion: We suggest that any real declines are generally most easily explained by changes in cultivated varieties between 1950 and 1999, in which there may be trade-offs b…
This sparks an interest of mine. I want to grow my own garden of fruits and vegetables. I can grab seeds from my local hardware store. But are these genetically the best I can buy? Is there not a genetic strain of seeds that I can buy somewhere else, perhaps online, that produce both the most nutritious and delicious?
Anything you grow in your garden will likely be better out the gate. Doubly so if you compost.