Surprising Food Facts

By Filed under Science and Other News on March 9, 2009 with 4 comments

This is from an article in the New York Times:

There is more vitamin C in a glass of orange juice made from frozen concentrate than in freshly squeezed juice. . . . .A five-ounce potato provides just 100 calories, for which you get 35 percent of a day's recommended vitamin C, 20 percent of the vitamin B6, 15 percent of the iodine, 10 percent each of niacin, iron and copper, and 6 percent of the protein.

Also, neat facts about beans, cabbage and more.

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  1. Bruce says:
    March 9, 2009 at 2:44 pm

    This post is much too healthy for me.

  2. Bret says:
    March 9, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    OK. You sold me on the potato. What about fries?

  3. Bart says:
    March 9, 2009 at 4:14 pm

    That’s good news about canned vegetables being so nutritious. I’m thinking of shifting most of my retirement portfolio into dried beans and canned goods.

  4. Amy Lundberg says:
    March 9, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    Wow. Interesting oj fact.