Fresh Vegetables Lose Nutrients Before Being Eaten

Fresh vegetables lose nearly 45% of their nutrients by the time they are consumed, a new study claims.

It is about two weeks after vegetables are processed that they are consumed, by which time green beans have lost 45% of nutrients while broccoli and cauliflower have lost 25%, scientists at the UK’s Institute of Food Research said.

Produce frozen soon after being picked have more nutrients sealed in, the scientists said.

The survey found that 80% of shoppers thought fresh vegetables in supermarkets were less than four days old.