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Recycler Dave
A remodeler, drummer, Kindred Spirit...
Put a pebble in your pocket and a penny in your shoe!
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hey
here's where one can see ONE of the reasons for organic.... yep - costs
more -- (sometimes) but look at how much MORE you get........without the
shockingly increasing amount of toxicity you get in mainstream agriculture....
Friday, June 23
Rutgers University (New Jersey) has an agricultural extension, and
their scientists recently addressed the controversy surrounding
organic vegetables. Is there really a difference between organically
grown vegetables and factory-farmed supermarket produce that has been
treated with with chemical fertilizers and pesticides?
Many people believe that "organic food" is merely a label that
achieves nothing more than to raise prices. In many cases, there is
little or no taste differences between organically grown veggies and
traditional supermarket vegetables.
Scientists measured the amounts of key elements in five
vegetables--beans, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, and lettuce. Their
numbers were published in milligrams per 100-gram portion. I have
extrapolated the data and relate the levels of ten key elements in
organic vegetables to the non-organic variety. In each case, the
number reflects the TIMES (X) factor.
EXAMPLES: Organic beans contain 2.59 times the amount of boron as
non-organic beans. Organic cabbage contains 2.11 times the level of
magnesium as non-organic cabbage.
The results of this experiement were a surprise to me. Here are data
from Firman Baer's report:
Beans Cabbage Lettuce Tomatoes Spinach
Phosphorous 2.59 1.70 3.54 2.34 2.31
Magnesium 1.64 2.11 1.95 2.19 1.93
Sodium 2.61 3.43 4.44 5.11 2.02
Manganese 4.05 3.21 3.76 13.11 4.35
Copper 3.43 4.40 3.29 2.52 2.80
Ash 9.56 25.50 12.20 6.50 69.50
Calcium 7.30 6.00 6.17 12.00 7.33
Potassium 30.00 6.50 169.00 68.00 117.00
Boron 22.70 4.70 57.33 1938.00 33.33
Iron 23.00 120.00 20.00 53.00 106.67
Cobalt 26.00 15.00 19.00 63.00 12.50
It is clear that ORGANIC produce contains greater amounts of minerals
than their non-organic alternatives.
In the name of good health and nutrition, these data should end the
debate as to whether ORGANIC makes a difference. Organically grown
fruits and vegetables do cost more. Can one put a price on good
health? Can one place a price upon cancer prevention?
Robert Cohen
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