Canned Foods

While it takes a little more than a week to get fresh produce to your doorstep, canning is a much quicker process. Many times, foods are cooked and canned within a day or two of being picked, retaining many of the original nutrients.

To ensure that foods are packed at their peak of freshness, most canning facilities are located within a few miles of the point of harvest. Fruit and vegetable canneries often can be seen from the fields where produce is harvested. Seafood canneries are within minutes of the docks, while meats, soups and stews are canned within the facilities in which they are prepared.

Minimizing transportation keeps costs down as well as ensuring that food, especially fruits and vegetables, are packed when the flavor is greatest. By locking in the freshness, canned goods usually have more flavor than many of the fresh foods on the market.

Conclusion

Canned foods are the next best thing to living on a farm. Even those who participate in crop shares with their local farmers do not get the same freshness found in a can. Literally, the only way you would get fresher food was if you were there to pick it or catch it yourself, and seriously, who has the time for that? The next time you pick up a can of corn or some tuna fish, think about how quickly it was locked into the container and rest assure you are getting the freshest item possible.