BIONUTRIENT REPORTS
Defining Nutrient Density: Beef
The Bionutrient Institute is leading a study to define Nutrient Density in beef. This work will connect nutrient variations in beef to management, genetics, soil, forage, & microbiome.
Our key partners in the beef project, Stephan Van Vliet and his lab in Utah State, and Edacious in Massachusetts have been finalizing the last samples from the beef project and compiling the complex data sets and putting them into a framework that can be accessed by anyone. We are now beginning the final steps of the project, defining nutrient density in beef.
For those that want to see the dashboard or results that Edacious has put so many long hours into developing, click the link below.
2020 Data Report
The Bionutrient Institute, in its third year of surveying the food supply, expanded significantly the number of crops sampled and farm partners, offering a deeper understanding of the correlation of management practices to nutrition and quality.
Small Grains Report
The Bionutrient Institute launched a study in partnership with Pipeline Foods to understand the variation in nutrient density of wheat and oats, connect nutrient outcomes to soil health and management practices, and use the results to develop market-based incentives for producers to improve their crops.
Hydro Tomatoes Report
The Bionutrient Institute launched a study to compare and understand the variation in nutrient density of organic-certified hydroponic and soil grown tomatoes. In partnership with Next 7 Project, we expanded our understanding of the connections between crop management practices and produce quality.
Food Desert Report
The Bionutrient Institute launched a study to understand the systemic nutritional discrepancies in our food system with respect to consumer access, and to answer the question, “Do economic and geographic factors limit access to more nutrient dense food?”
2019 Data Report
The 2019 food survey improved upon the quality of data collection & expanded the number of samples analyzed.
Crop & food samples grew to include: carrots, spinach, kale, lettuce, cherry tomato and grapes. Additionally, a Farm Partner program was launched to gain management insight.
2018 Data Report
The first delivered by the Bionutrient Institute, this report describes the outcomes of the 2018 Real Food Campaign’s survey of food & soil across the North East & Midwest U.S. The two types of samples collected - carrots and spinach - demonstrated that significant variation exists among nutrients in food.