Organic Foods vs. Conventional

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Rodney posted two different articles... both wonderful. In the

antioxidant article, there was another link that compared organic foods

with conventional.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030304073059.htm

excerpt:

The investigation compared the total antioxidants found in foods grown

organically (using no herbicides, pesticides or fertilizers) to foods

grown sustainably (in this study fertilizers but no herbicides or

pesticides were used) and conventionally (using synthetic chemicals to

protect the plants and increase yield).

The results showed a significant increase in antioxidants in organic and

sustainably grown foods versus conventionally grown foods. The levels of

antioxidants in sustainably grown corn were 58.5 percent higher than

conventionally grown corn. Organically and sustainably grown

marionberries had approximately 50 percent more antioxidants than

conventionally grown berries. Sustainably and organically grown

strawberries showed about 19 percent more antioxidants than

conventionally grown strawberries.