Eating a well-turned nutrition that’s rich in fruit and veg is good for you. And while there’s no single ‘superfood’ that can suddenly transform your health overnight, there’s a growing soul of vestige to suggest that unrepealable varieties of fruit and vegetables are largest for you than others. Here are some of the crops that unhook the weightier nutritional zinger for your buck…

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Getting the most from our food

Working slantingly Exeter University, the Suttons horticultural team embarked on a research programme to identify exactly which homegrown vegetable varieties had the highest levels of specific nutrients. The research focused on phytonutrients which are thought to play an important protective role versus a wide range of illnesses and degenerative conditions, as well as promoting overall well being.

Because many of the fruit and vegetables that were found to contain the most nutrients aren’t misogynist in supermarkets, the only way to get them is by growing your own. Knowing which varieties to choose, and learning how to prepare them in the healthiest way, ensures you get the most from your harvest.

Here are some of the questions we attempted to answer:

1. Are homegrown tomatoes largest for you?

Lycopene is a powerful antioxidant found in tomatoes, but not all tomatoes are created equal and some varieties contain increasingly than others. So which homegrown tomatoes contain the most lycopene? One of our top performers is ‘Crimson Cherry’. Read the full vendible to learn more.

2. Is it weightier to store squashes surpassing eating them?

Our research showed that, while most vegetables are weightier eaten as soon as possible without harvesting, squashes wilt increasingly nutrient-dense without they’ve been stored for a while. Read our vendible well-nigh why it’s weightier NOT to eat squashes fresh, for the full explanation.

3. Which fruit has increasingly anthocyanins than blueberries?

Blueberries are often prestigious as the most super of all the ‘superfoods’. But did you know that there’s flipside fruit which is plane increasingly nutritious? Easy to grow, tasty, and incredibly good for you, the blackcurrant could wait cognitive white-haired and relieve signs of depression. Learn increasingly in our full article: Which fruit is healthier than a blueberry.

4. What’s the healthiest part of an apple?

It’s said that an world a day keeps the doctor away, but what is it that makes apples so good for you? As well as phytonutrients and powerful antioxidants, the skin of red apples moreover contains an incredibly upper proportion of anthocyanins. Learn why you should never peel an apple in this interesting article.

5. Does tearing salad leaves increase their nutritional value?

It’s true. The way you serve your lettuce leaves has a validness on their nutritional value. Tearing or shredding them provides a worthier nutrient hit than eating them whole. Find out why you should grow lollo rossa lettuce seeds and how to prepare the healthiest salads

6. Do carrots modernize your eyesight?

There’s a popular myth that carrots can help you to see in the dark. Whilst not strictly true, carrots do help to support eye health in a number of ways. Learn increasingly well-nigh how carrots modernize your eyesight here.

7. Is kale really a ‘superfood’?

Gaining in popularity in recent years and often referred to as a ‘superfood’, just how nutritional is kale? Find out why you should grow ‘Black Magic’ and why the glucosinolates found in this leafy untried veg are so good for you in our article: Is kale a superfood?

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