Nutrient Density
topic on 2 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes
3 statements about Nutrient Density, every show
Mares: Average American food is 40% to 70% less nutrient dense than 50 years ago
“Like, you know, the average American's food is something like between 40 and 70% less nutrient dense than it was even just 50 years ago.”
Mares: Spinach loses 70% to 90% of nutrient density during 12-day transit
“Like if you grow, you know, spinach in California, package it, put it on average, like a 12 day kind of like supply, put it through the supply chain. It gets to where you're eating at 12 days later. In that 12 day period, that spinach is going to lose like rou…”
Jeff Martin: Breeding crops for size and aesthetics sacrifices nutrient density
“When you create a product, you're doing it to accomplish one or more of the goals you just mentioned, and generally it's, like, size and uniformity and aesthetics. So when you do that, you generally breed out or you modify out something, and one of the first t…”