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Article: Waiting to eat fresh vegetables means loss of nutrients.
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- Wyoming Tribune-Eagle (Cheyenne, WY)
- Article date:
- March 27, 2005
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Byline: Jennifer Frazer
Mar. 27--CHEYENNE -- That bag of spinach that has been sitting in the fridge for a week looks OK. Not too many wilted pieces. Tastes fine too.
But guess what? It's missing a lot of the nutrients it had when picked.
According to research from Pennsylvania State University, a bag of spinach that has been stored at 39 degrees Fahrenheit for eight days has lost half of its folate and carotenoids, compounds known for their importance in preventing birth defects, fighting heart disease and preventing blindness and cancer.
And at higher temperatures, the breakdown was even faster. At 50 degrees it took only six days ...