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Nutritional value versus the healthiness of the plant

amandstu · 2013-07-28 23:55:44

I sometimes wonder when something has got a bit old whether the nutritional value is as good. For example are over hot radishes as good for you as those that are young and tender? Obviously the taste is 10 times better but is that to say that it is also better for you. The same with Spinach and lettuce -it turns bitter but…

29-07-2013 12:55am

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I sometimes wonder when something has got a bit old whether the nutritional value is as good.

For example are over hot radishes as good for you as those that are young and tender? Obviously the taste is 10 times better but is that to say that it is also better for you.

The same with Spinach and lettuce -it turns bitter but has it lost its goodness (does it gain in anti nutritional properties -whatever that is? )

I am not asking if poorly produced veggies are just fit to be thrown out but whether it is reasonable to think that a really healthy juicy vegetable is likely to be significantly more nutritious as well as being more delicious (I assume they are but are they really?).

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