Hi,
I do not know if this already has been on the list, since I was disconnected
for a few weeks.
regards,
Wytze de Lange
"Jan M.J. Storms" wrote:
> 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
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