Re: organics have more nutrients

From: Klaus Wiegand (WIEGAND@lufa-sp.vdlufa.de)
Date: Tue May 02 2000 - 06:14:12 EDT


>Below is a study published in Permaculture International Journal
>(March-May 2000, No. 74, ISSN 1037-8480), p.27:
>
>Table: mg per kg of supermarket/organic produce
>
>-------- Beans Tomatoes Capsicum Silver Beet
>Calcium 40/480 6.7/67 4.7/84 65/1600
>Potassium 260/1900 200/300 150/1600 450/2600
>Magnesium 26/240 10/89 11/700 69/1700
>Sodium <1/<10 2.4/26 <1/20 180/1800
>Iron 0.6/<5 <0.5/<5 0.5/<5 1.4/9.4
>Zinc .38/3.4 0.19/1.2 0.13/2.5 0.57/130

NOT IN A LIFETIME !!!!!

that would mean an increase of up to

  TWENTY-TWO-THOUSAND

PERCENT !!!

NEVER !! EVER !!!

klaus

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