I'm glad to say tinned fruit does count towards the recommended 5-a-day fruit intake of fruit and vegetables. It's a good source of fibre, as well as some disease-protective phytochemicals and ...

But what would happen if you did cut out fresh fruit and veg and ate only tinned goods? In 2017, BBC Radio Derby's Andy Twigge set himself a challenge of eating only canned food for a week.

Likewise, with tinned food, most fruit and vegetables are canned within four hours of picking, says the Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (Apeal). Once sealed inside the tin ...