Quality of Vegetables Based on Total Phenolic Concentration Is Lower in More Rural Consumer Food Environments in a Rural American State

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Examines fruit and vegetable quality through the use of total phenolic (TP) scores comparing rural and urban consumer food environments in Montana. TP score is a phytochemical measure for health-promoting attributes, flavor, appearance, and shelf-life. Includes data showing TP scores by rurality for both fruits and vegetables.

Selena Ahmed, Carmen Byker Shanks

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14(8), 924

08/2017

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Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Montana