Fruits, nuts and vegetabales play a significant role in human nutrition, especially as sources of vitamins. Fruits and vegetables supply 16% of magnesium, 19% of iron, and 9% of the calories.
Climatic conditions, especially temperature and light intensity, have a strong effect on the nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Soil type, mulching, irrigation, fertilization, and other cultural practices influence the water and nutrient supply, which can affect the composition and quality attributes (appearance, texture, taste and aroma).
Maturity at harvest and harvesting method influence the commodity’s quality and extent of physical injuries. Delays between harvest and consumption or processing can result in losses of flavour and nutritional quality. Furthermore, processing and cooking methods too greatly affect the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables.
[...] fitgirl4life wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptFruits, nuts and vegetabales play a significant role in human nutrition, especially as sources of vitamins. Fruits and vegetables supply 16% of magnesium, 19% of iron, and 9% of the calories. Climatic conditions, especially temperature and light intensity, have a strong effect on the nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables. Soil type, mulching, irrigation, fertilization, and other cultural practices influence the water and nutrient supply, which can affect the composition and quality attributes (appearance, texture, taste and aroma). Maturity at harvest and harvesting method influence the commodity’s quality and extent of physical injuries. Delays between harvest and consumption or processing can result in losses of flavour and nutritional quality. Furthermore, processing and cooking methods too greatly affect the nutritional value of fruits and vegetables. [...]
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