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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by mythrwy on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:40PM (#20966907)
I think it also happens because of synthetic fertilizers (and possibly modern genetics).

It's a race to grow as big a product in as short of time as possible which causes the mineral ratios to be different.

A tomato which takes months to grow and ripens on the vine has more time to assimilate minerals than a tomato that is "pushed" with synthetic fertilizers, then snatched off the vine unripened and ripened with ethylene gas in transport.

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by lotsofpulp on Saturday September 14, 2019 @02:15AM (#20969223)
Must be one hell of a tomato if it takes multiple months to grow. I’ve only grown ones that take a few weeks.
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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by mythrwy on Saturday September 14, 2019 @11:39AM (#20971489)
(pasted from the webz)

Standard-sized tomatoes take 20 to 30 days from blossom set to reach full size–commonly called “mature green”; they take another 20 to 30 days to ripen, that is begin to change color.

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