When it’s really humid, rains a lot, stays warm, and farmers use lots of fertilizer, the fruits and veggies you eat tend to have more nitrates and nitrites in them.

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A worldwide systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of nitrate and nitrite in vegetables and fruits.

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2023 Jun 1

This study found that when it’s humid, rainy, warm, and farmers use lots of fertilizer, fruits and veggies soak up more nitrates and nitrites — just like the claim says.

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A worldwide systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression of nitrate and nitrite in vegetables and fruits.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114934

Similar Assertions

Vegetables and fruits both have a lot more nitrate than nitrite, and the amount of nitrite is about the same in both kinds of food.

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Vegetables and fruits in Brazil, Estonia, and Taiwan have more nitrates and nitrites than in other countries, with Brazil having the most—this suggests that where you grow your produce can affect how much of these chemicals are in it.

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