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Archive Home > 2006 > April > 27 > Genetic breeding reduces nutrients in fruits, veggies

Genetic breeding reduces nutrients in fruits, veggies

Focus on crop yield impacts nutritional value of products

By Markian Hawryluk / The Bulletin
April 27, 2006

A recent study of 43 types of garden crops found that fruits and vegetables may not be packing the same nutritional content they did a half-century ago.

Researchers led by Dr. Donald Davis, a biochemistry professor at the University of Texas at Austin, compared chemical analyses of a host of....

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