Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914

Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by chii on Saturday September 14, 2019 @12:04AM (#20968845)

produce rich in nutrients are typically also tastier. However, modern groceries (such as massive chain stores) require huge logistics and scale, and thus expect farmers to produce a steady, homogenous and sturdy crop that also happen to lack nutrients. It's unfortunate that for the produce to be cheap, it has to be done the way it is today.

Not everybody can afford to have "organically grown" heirloom tomatoes, because it's too expensive, and labour intensive. May be genetically modifying foods to also take in minerals properly is the answer...

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by chimi on Saturday September 14, 2019 @12:40AM (#20968955)

heirloom crops are not as productive. I grew many different varieties and some of the plants engineered for greenhouses would produce 5x as many tomatoes per plant than heirlooms in the same greenhouse, getting the same amount of water and fertilizer -- and they still tasted good. Much better than typical grocery store tomatoes. More modern varieties are also more resilient to disease and pests.

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