Sure it’s great that this is an interest to you, but not everyone is going to care about minutia about food. At the end of the day we have to trust someone that’s done some research into whether a plant is safe to eat and whether it’s healthy, and in what quantities, etc. regardless of whether it’s a legume or a fruit or whatever. Which food is safe and healthy is important, other biological details are trivia.
I think to dismiss such basic knowledge as a mere personal interest misses the point. If people don’t even know about such things that chips are made from potatoes, that is a warning sign – it’s a matter of lacking general education and too many people not caring about their own actual ecosystem and dependencies.
Sure it’s great that this is an interest to you, but not everyone is going to care about minutia about food. At the end of the day we have to trust someone that’s done some research into whether a plant is safe to eat and whether it’s healthy, and in what quantities, etc. regardless of whether it’s a legume or a fruit or whatever. Which food is safe and healthy is important, other biological details are trivia.
I think to dismiss such basic knowledge as a mere personal interest misses the point. If people don’t even know about such things that chips are made from potatoes, that is a warning sign – it’s a matter of lacking general education and too many people not caring about their own actual ecosystem and dependencies.