Guest guest Posted April 14, 2000 Report Share Posted April 14, 2000 I wish organic food was available everywhere. :-( Sadly, I've seen the outrageous prices. Commercial head of cauliflower at my store: $2. Supposedly organic head of cauliflower: $5. WOW! I'm on a budget, here. Hehe. Anyway, here's the article below. I thought it was really interesting. " Scientists Prove Superior Nutritive Value of Organic Food " Researchers at Rutgers University set-out to disprove the claim that 'Organic Is Better'. They purchased selections of produce at supermarkets and healthfood stores and analyzed for mineral content. Organic foods were those grown without the use of chemical pesticides or artificial fertilizers. Non-organic foods, referred to here as 'commercial,' were grown with a variety of chemicals that enhance growth or destroy pests, many of which are known or suspected carcinogens (cancer-causing) and which cause greater erosion to the environment and wildlife. The idea that organic crops are nutritionally superior has been accepted largely on faith. There has been very little hard evidence to support this supposition. Rutgers researchers expected the organic produce to be maybe slightly higher in comparison, but the results were astounding! The amount of iron in the organic spinach was 97% more than the commercial spinach, and the manganese was 99% greater in the organic. Many essential trace elements were completely absent in the commercial produce whereas they were abundant, comparatively, in their organically grown counterparts. MAJOR MINERALS Milliequivalents per 100 Grams Dry Weight: Trace Elements, Parts per Million Dry Matter MINERAL: PHOSPHOROUS MAGNESIUM SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 10.45 0.36 COMMERCIAL 4.04 0.22 CABBAGE ORGANIC 10.38 0.38 COMMERCIAL 6.12 0.18 LETTUCE ORGANIC 24.48 0.43 COMMERCIAL 7.01 0.22 TOMATOES ORGANIC 14.2 0.35 COMMERCIAL 6.07 0.16 SPINACH ORGANIC 28.56 0.52 COMMERCIAL 12.38 0.27 MINERAL: SODIUM MANGANESE SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 40.5 60 COMMERCIAL 15.5 14.8 CABBAGE ORGANIC 60.0 43.6 COMMERCIAL 17.5 13.6 LETTUCE ORGANIC 71 49.3 COMMERCIAL 16 13.1 TOMATOES ORGANIC 23 59.2 COMMERCIAL 4.5 4.5 SPINACH ORGANIC 96 203.9 COMMERCIAL 47.5 46.9 MINERAL: COPPER ASH SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 99.7 8.6 COMMERCIAL 29.1 0.9 CABBAGE ORGANIC 148.3 20.4 COMMERCIAL 33.7 0.8 LETTUCE ORGANIC 176.5 12.2 COMMERCIAL 53.7 0 TOMATOES ORGANIC 148.3 6.5 COMMERCIAL 58.8 0 SPINACH ORGANIC 237 69.5 COMMERCIAL 84.6 0 MINERAL: CALCIUM POTASSIUM SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 73 60 COMMERCIAL 10 2 CABBAGE ORGANIC 42 13 COMMERCIAL 7 2 LETTUCE ORGANIC 37 169 COMMERCIAL 6 1 TOMATOES ORGANIC 36 68 COMMERCIAL 3 1 SPINACH ORGANIC 88 117 COMMERCIAL 12 1 MINERAL: BORON IRON SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 227 69 COMMERCIAL 10 3 CABBAGE ORGANIC 94 48 COMMERCIAL 20 0.4 LETTUCE ORGANIC 516 60 COMMERCIAL 9 3 TOMATOES ORGANIC 1938 53 COMMERCIAL 1 0 SPINACH ORGANIC 1584 32 COMMERCIAL 49 0.3 MINERAL: COBALT SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 0.26 COMMERCIAL 0 CABBAGE ORGANIC 0.15 COMMERCIAL 0 LETTUCE ORGANIC 0.19 COMMERCIAL 0 TOMATOES ORGANIC 0.63 COMMERCIAL 0 SPINACH ORGANIC 0.25 COMMERCIAL 0.2 Reference: Variations in Mineral Content in Vegetables. Firman E. Baer report, Rutgers University. Happy vegging! ~Emmy~ ____ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2000 Report Share Posted April 15, 2000 Where did you get the article? 20/20 did a study a little while back saying that the differences were negligible. I'd like to know how recent this study is. Pam Emmy O'Malley <Mystic_Night AllVegetarianRecipes <AllVegetarianRecipes >; Quick_Vegetarian <Quick_Vegetarian > Friday, April 14, 2000 7:59 AM an interesting article! > >I wish organic food was available everywhere. :-( Sadly, I've seen the >outrageous prices. Commercial head of cauliflower at my store: $2. >Supposedly organic head of cauliflower: $5. WOW! I'm on a budget, here. >Hehe. > >Anyway, here's the article below. I thought it was really interesting. > > > " Scientists Prove Superior Nutritive Value of Organic Food " > >Researchers at Rutgers University set-out to disprove the claim that >'Organic Is Better'. They purchased selections of produce at supermarkets >and healthfood stores and analyzed for mineral content. Organic foods were >those grown without the use of chemical pesticides or artificial >fertilizers. Non-organic foods, referred to here as 'commercial,' were grown >with a variety of chemicals that enhance growth or destroy pests, many of >which are known or suspected carcinogens (cancer-causing) and which cause >greater erosion to the environment and wildlife. > >The idea that organic crops are nutritionally superior has been accepted >largely on faith. There has been very little hard evidence to support this >supposition. Rutgers researchers expected the organic produce to be maybe >slightly higher in comparison, but the results were astounding! The amount >of iron in the organic spinach was 97% more than the commercial spinach, and >the manganese was 99% greater in the organic. Many essential trace elements >were completely absent in the commercial produce whereas they were abundant, >comparatively, in their organically grown counterparts. > >MAJOR MINERALS Milliequivalents per 100 Grams Dry Weight: Trace Elements, >Parts per Million Dry Matter > >MINERAL: PHOSPHOROUS MAGNESIUM > >SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 10.45 0.36 COMMERCIAL 4.04 0.22 >CABBAGE ORGANIC 10.38 0.38 COMMERCIAL 6.12 0.18 >LETTUCE ORGANIC 24.48 0.43 COMMERCIAL 7.01 0.22 >TOMATOES ORGANIC 14.2 0.35 COMMERCIAL 6.07 0.16 >SPINACH ORGANIC 28.56 0.52 COMMERCIAL 12.38 0.27 >MINERAL: SODIUM MANGANESE > >SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 40.5 60 COMMERCIAL 15.5 14.8 >CABBAGE ORGANIC 60.0 43.6 COMMERCIAL 17.5 13.6 >LETTUCE ORGANIC 71 49.3 COMMERCIAL 16 13.1 >TOMATOES ORGANIC 23 59.2 COMMERCIAL 4.5 4.5 >SPINACH ORGANIC 96 203.9 COMMERCIAL 47.5 46.9 >MINERAL: COPPER ASH > >SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 99.7 8.6 COMMERCIAL 29.1 0.9 >CABBAGE ORGANIC 148.3 20.4 COMMERCIAL 33.7 0.8 >LETTUCE ORGANIC 176.5 12.2 COMMERCIAL 53.7 0 >TOMATOES ORGANIC 148.3 6.5 COMMERCIAL 58.8 0 >SPINACH ORGANIC 237 69.5 COMMERCIAL 84.6 0 >MINERAL: CALCIUM POTASSIUM > >SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 73 60 COMMERCIAL 10 2 >CABBAGE ORGANIC 42 13 COMMERCIAL 7 2 >LETTUCE ORGANIC 37 169 COMMERCIAL 6 1 >TOMATOES ORGANIC 36 68 COMMERCIAL 3 1 >SPINACH ORGANIC 88 117 COMMERCIAL 12 1 >MINERAL: BORON IRON > >SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 227 69 COMMERCIAL 10 3 >CABBAGE ORGANIC 94 48 COMMERCIAL 20 0.4 >LETTUCE ORGANIC 516 60 COMMERCIAL 9 3 >TOMATOES ORGANIC 1938 53 COMMERCIAL 1 0 >SPINACH ORGANIC 1584 32 COMMERCIAL 49 0.3 >MINERAL: COBALT > >SNAP BEANS ORGANIC 0.26 COMMERCIAL 0 >CABBAGE ORGANIC 0.15 COMMERCIAL 0 >LETTUCE ORGANIC 0.19 COMMERCIAL 0 >TOMATOES ORGANIC 0.63 COMMERCIAL 0 >SPINACH ORGANIC 0.25 COMMERCIAL 0.2 > >Reference: Variations in Mineral Content in Vegetables. Firman E. Baer >report, Rutgers University. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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