| ▲ | hattmall 2 days ago | |
Irradiating enough to kill cyclospora oocysts would ruin the lettuce though. | ||
| ▲ | NetMageSCW a day ago | parent | next [-] | |
It seems the studies that have been done indicate pretty high dosages required for noticeable damage to occur and that even then it can be minimized with packaging changes and care: https://staging.billmarler.com/blog/pros-and-cons-of-commerc... At the 1.0 kGy level required to effect Cyclospora, little difference was noticed in lettuce packaged in MAP instead of air, but some browning in air. | ||
| ▲ | euroderf a day ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Food irradiation is a topic with depth. Spices are irradiated like crazy because there's no nutrition to nuke and they are insect fodder. Irradiation can be a continuum across food types. I'll bet a heavily nuked Pringle is indistinguishable from an unnuked Pringle except perhaps for improved phosphorescence. | ||