So, I love Spinach but apparently they are sprayed with a lot of insecticides to repel crop eating insects and this rules out Spinach for me. How worried should I be about the use of fertilizer for crop production?

P.S: I have been hearing a lot about sweet potatoes and how they are the perfect food but I was wondering how those were grown, do they use a lot of harmful fertilizer or anything along those lines?

Thanks for all your answers guys :)

  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
    5·
    23 hours ago

    I watched a video recently by a champion barbecue master. He did a whole history on umami flavour and explained that it’s caused by 3 compounds working together, not just one as people think:

    • monosodium glutamate (MSG, everyone’s favourite, found in kombu seaweed)
    • disodium inosinate (found in bonito flakes)
    • disodium guanylate (found in dried shiitake mushrooms)

    Funnily enough, all 3 of these compounds are additives in Doritos!