Frozen vegetables ‘more nutritious than fresh vegetables’, says report

Frozen vegetables can often contain more nutrients than fresh vegetables, a report has claimed.
Produce which is frozen soon after being picked have more nutrients sealed in, scientists from the Institute of Food Research claimed Up to 45 per cent of important nutrients are lost in fresh vegetable by the time they are consumed.

It can take up to two weeks for fresh produce to reach the table from being picked although the survey found that 80 per cent of shoppers thought the fresh vegetables in supermarkets were less than four days old. Read More…