Frozen produce is just as nutritious as fresh-and superior in vitamin and mineral content to fresh produce stored in the refrigerator for a few days. Thats the conclusion of University of Georgia researchers who compared nutrients in supermarket-purchased frozen and fresh blueberries, strawberries, broccoli, green beans, corn, spinach, cauliflower and green peas. The fresh produce was also tested after being stored in the refrigerator for five days, after which it showed losses of vitamin A, vitamin C and folate. Consumers common belief that fresh produce is nutritionally superior to frozen is misplaced, researchers commented, calling freezing natures pause button in terms of vitamin and mineral degradation.
