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July 29, 2006

Room-Temp Fruit More Nutritious Than When Ice-Cold

Posted in Food and Diet, Research by Anne

We know that processing of any kind impairs the nutritional content of food.

However, a new study reported in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry suggests that even refrigeration qualifies as “processing”!

The Yahoo News report of the study concludes that:

[I]ce-cold watermelon may be refreshing, but it can be less nutritious than watermelon served at room temperature.

Personally, I’ve always preferred room temperature fruit. Maybe I was onto something without even knowing it :-) .

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