Food Irradiation and Vitamin Loss
Written by Asinus Asinum Fricat on June 11, 2008 – 8:14 am -In 2007, Indian mangoes made their first trip in 18 years to the United States. While the U.S. government hailed the fact that irradiation had been used to kill any pests that might have been living in or on the fruit before its overseas ride, consumers should question how exposing mangoes to high levels of ionizing radiation affects the nutritional quality of the fruit. During storage, for example, irradiated mangoes can lose more than half of their vitamin C. Watch for that misleading green logo, if you see it on fruit or vegetable, don’t buy it.
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