I also noticed that wild raspberries are smaller than domestic ones, and I found the wild ones to be less sweet and more tart than domestic ones, but that could be because of the soil. What about you?
Wild Maine blueberries are also less sweet than domestic ones, but I actually prefer the taste of the wild ones and they don't add a layer of scummy film to my teeth and white gunk along the gumline like domestic fruits do.
Yeah, definitely here too. The average wild raspberry is not as sweet or large as domesticated ones no matter the soil here in wisconsin.
The variable is human involvement, which can include messing with the soil. A neighbor has domesticated red raspberries in her yard and a few feet away wild black raspberries grow. Its about genetics mostly.
Fruit has been modified genetically through selective breeding. And faster ways with modern technology of who knows what methods.
Wild grapes vs domesticated grapes are even a bigger difference than wild vs dom. raspberries. Really big difference when it comes to grapes.
People can now make their fruit bigger, sweeter, sourer, smaller, change seed size, change seed amount. Change color, make hybrids, etc. In a very short period of time.
Fruit changes naturally in nature of course, over much longer periods of time. Its crazy how much they changed things in the past 100 years or even 50 years. Even in the past decade.
This is not just with fruit, vegetables, and animals too.
Which is why I like to get less domesticated grass fed bison (still has genes from wild ancestors) over the much domesticated grass fed cow. Even if frozen I prefer bison over beef.
Can't argue with native wild raw foods
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