Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
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Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#2For those unaware, Yen has no subdivisions, so think of ¥1 as 1¢ or 1p, and ¥100 as $1/€1/£1.
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#3I read through the article a couple times - anybody figure out why they are growing lettuce in a clean room?
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#4Previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7749595
They grow that stuff for people with kidney problems, they have to follow a diet that is low in potassium.
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#5Perhaps farmers could follow in the footsteps of semiconductor design companies and go fabless if this trend establishes itself...
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#6I read through the article a couple times - anybody figure out why they are growing lettuce in a clean room?
The article only mentioned kidney disease, low potassium dietary restrictions, that the factory vegetable industry is going to grow, and that kids like factory lettuce better. No other details on motivations for getting into the factory vegetable business. The article makes it seem like the reason was just because they had the clean room facilities and they could - so why not?
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#7I read through the article a couple times - anybody figure out why they are growing lettuce in a clean room?
No pesticide is used and because the lettuce is produced in a clean room, it stays fresh for about two weeks when stored at 10 degrees Celsius or lower.
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#8How does the potassium get reduced by being grown in a clean room?
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#9How does the potassium get reduced by being grown in a clean room?
Its in the article, but somewhat hidden:
"No pesticide is used and because the lettuce is produced in a clean room, it stays fresh for about two weeks when stored at 10 degrees Celsius or lower."
They don't need to use pesticides because of the clean room, which in turn makes for lower potassium content in the lettuce.
Re: Fujitsu harvests low-potassium lettuce grown in semiconductor plant
#10I read through the article a couple times - anybody figure out why they are growing lettuce in a clean room?
No pesticide is used and because the lettuce is produced in a clean room, it stays fresh for about two weeks when stored at 10 degrees Celsius or lower.
More detail here: http://global.ofweek.com/news/Japan-s-chip-fabs-turn-to-grow...
Fujitsu Semiconductor and Toshiba Corp have both started to grow greens and believe the tightly-controlled conditions produce superior plants that can be tuned in terms of trace elements and therefore for taste or for specialized diets to meet health-care needs.