60. A food's nutrients can be lost through improper ________, __________ and ________. The techniques that destroy nutrients can also destroy a food's color, texture, and flavor.
Nutrients can be lost in a number of ways. Soluble nutrients like nitrate and potassium can be lost in runoff and drainage water, whereas less soluble nutrients like phosphorus are more likely to be lost with sediments moving in eroding soils and run-off water. Broadcast fertilizers on the soil surface are at risk.
