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Friday, September 03, 2010

Organic Produce Superior to Conventional on Every Level, Study Finds

Reganold and his team analyzed 31 different chemical and biological soil properties--including soil DNA--and performed tests on the quality, nutritional value and taste of 26 different strawberries from both conventional and organic fields. And what they found is truly astounding.

Organic strawberries contain far more antioxidants, vitamin C and beneficial polyphenolic compounds than conventional strawberries, and they have a longer shelf life. Organic strawberries also contain more dry matter per volume--meaning more actual strawberry--than conventional ones do.

In an unbiased taste test, samplers indicated that organic strawberries taste better overall, both in terms of sweetness and general strawberry flavor. And when viewed side-by-side, organic strawberries are more visually appealing.'

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1 comment:

  1. Of course real organic would taste better. It's just a fact that chemical impair the taste of food. I mean buy one of these apples that has been spray coated in waxy chemicals and they certainly taste different from the ones that don't have the chemicals sprayed on them

    The body can easily and readily absorb something that is natural versus something that is genetically engineered, chemically altered, chemically coated and tampered with.

    Another thing is that more people have fruit allergies as a result of all the chemicals sprayed on the fruit. I know people who can't eat strawberries, apples or pineapples. These fruits are either grown with pesticides or sprayed with chemicals when they arrive into the country from overseas.

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