RIPE FRUITS AND NUTRITION

“One thing I wanted to know: what about fruits and vegetables that are not ripe yet. Seems that we cannot purchase any that is actually ripe.

“What is the difference in nutrient content if the produce has to sit on the counter to ripen as opposed to ripening on the tree/vine etc.?”

ANSWER: Unripe fruits will have less vitamins than ripe fruits, but the mineral content will not change as much. Perfectly ripe foods have not only more vitamins, but they are less acidic, have more vitality - however you want to define it!