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White flour contains inorganic iron, which depletes other good vitamins.
--- Does it mean that this inorganic iron reduces the number of good vitamins in flour?
White flour contains inorganic iron, which depletes other good vitamins.
--- Does it mean that this inorganic iron reduces the number of good vitamins in flour?
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It means that it reduces the amounts of some of those vitamins. When you say that it "reduces the number of good vitamins," that means that there are now fewer varieties of good vitamins than before. While that might be true, the sentence you've quoted says only that some or all of those varieties have decreased in amount (and may or may not have vanished completely).
- It means that it reduces the amounts of some of those vitamins.
- When you say that it "reduces the number of good vitamins," that means that there are now fewer varieties of good vitamins than before.
- While that might be true, the sentence you've quoted says only that some or all of those varieties have decreased in amount (and may or may not have vanished completely).
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It means that it reduces the amounts of some of those vitamins.
When you say that it "reduces the number of good vitamins," that means that there are now fewer varieties of good vitamins than before. While that might be true, the sentence you've quoted says only that some or all of those varieties have decreased in amount (and may or may not have vanished completely).
When you say that it "reduces the number of good vitamins," that means that there are now fewer varieties of good vitamins than before. While that might be true, the sentence you've quoted says only that some or all of those varieties have decreased in amount (and may or may not have vanished completely).
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