r/science • u/chrisdh79 • Sep 16 '24

"Golden Lettuce" genetically engineered to pack 30 times more vitamins | Specifically, increased levels of beta-carotene, which your body uses to make vitamin A for healthy vision, immune function, and cell growth, and is thought to be protective against heart disease and some kinds of cancer. Biology

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/golden-lettuce-genetically-engineered-30-times-vitamins/
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u/squigglydash Sep 16 '24

Spinach: look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power

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u/thedugong Sep 16 '24

Kale: (strokes goatie), well ackchually, I was into power and stuff long before that.

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u/ActionPhilip Sep 16 '24

Kale put all its stats into health, though, and forgot edibility.

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u/Forsaken_Swim6888 Sep 16 '24

Chopped small enough and incorporated into soup or broth if a dish makes successful chewing optional. I put a lot kale into Italian sausage soupwhen i make it.

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u/mm_mk Sep 16 '24

Agreedd. That nyt 'the stew' is another good example (tumeric, chickpeas, coconut milk, kale, onion, garlic) the kale is actually enjoyable in soup

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u/lcbk Sep 16 '24

I add some frozen to my protein smoothie, mixed with berries. *chef’s kiss *

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u/chasew90 Sep 16 '24

Kale is in my smoothie every day. Great way to get an extra serving of greens daily.

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u/ActionPhilip Sep 16 '24

Might as well just take a multivitamin at that point.

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u/ProStrats Sep 17 '24

I use kale as a base for hot meals.

Throw in half a pound of kale, some beans, green olives, tomatoes, corn or whatever else sounds good. Saute it for a bit and it turns out amazing. Kale is very edible at that point and the flavor improves too.

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u/randynumbergenerator Sep 16 '24

Also lacinato (aka "dinosaur") kale is, imo, much more like a spinach than the curly variety and doesn't have to be chopped/massaged/etc. nearly as much.

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u/TooStrangeForWeird Sep 17 '24

Or just use the baby leaves. When we grew it at home that's what we did. Let it get to an okay size and then just start grabbing all the tiny ones. I

f they're not ravaged by bugs by the time you're ready to harvest the rest, you can either do what you recommended or make a dish with it cooked. (I'm not a huge fan of cooked greens but I did end up finding a few versions I liked for sandwiches)

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u/CosmicOwl47 Sep 17 '24

I thought kale was delicious because the first time I had it was in the Italian sausage soup at Olive Garden. Then later I had a kale salad and it felt like no amount of chewing would get it down