is frozen food as healthy as fresh food?
Certainly, fresh food tastes better and logically, it seems food in its most natural form would surely be healthier, but it’s a bit more complicated than that. When food is picked as soon as it has ripened and is purchased straight from the farm, it is in its most nutritious state. However, the fruits and vegetables found in the produce section of a grocery store are usually picked before they have ripened. That’s how food manufacturers keep them from spoiling during transport from farm to store. Each day that passes after food is plucked from the farm means the nutritive value has depleted a bit more. However, if manufacturers intend to freeze foods, they allow them to ripen longer, then freeze them immediately after picking when they are at the peak of healthiness. The freezing process causes some loss of vitamins and minerals, but frozen food retains the remaining nutritive value for up to a year. Without testing individual foods, there is no way of knowing if the frozen berries or
