Why do wild plants have a higher nutritional content?

Cultivated plants are harvested, transported, and stored in a way that negatively affects their nutritional value. The conditions during cultivation itself are the most important factor for the plants' nutritional value. Bacteria in the soil are important collaborators and increase the availability of various nutrients. When plants are separated from the parent plant, the supply of nutrients from the soil is interrupted. For plants and vegetables to then be able to form new nutrients, water, and carbon dioxide, stored sugar in the plant is broken down, which shortens their shelf life.

Cultivated plants and vegetables destined for stores are often harvested before they reach full maturity. This is so they can withstand storage better. However, the closer to full maturity they are harvested, the more nutrients the vegetables have time to develop.

At Pharmacy Garden, we therefore choose wild-harvested herbs that are picked seasonally and dried immediately after harvest to preserve all the beneficial compounds in the herbs.

Furthermore, it is the most sustainable way to produce these fantastic raw ingredients.

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