Question

in a perticular country an average person income in state A is more than that of an average person income is B but state B has higher literacy rate and low infant mortality rate and the levels of polution are also much corporate to state A . which of this state would you consider more developed and why give any two reason for answer​

Answer 1

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Read this sentence from the text.

“The longer it takes for a food to go from the field to your plate, the more it may deteriorate in terms of nutrient content,” explains Mary Lee Chin.

1. As used in the sentence, what does "deteriorate" most nearly mean?