Organic Vs. Conventional Food - Share Your Thoughts

Organic Vs. Conventional Food - Nutritional Differences - as part of the expert series by GeoBeats.

The nutritional differences between organic and conventional foods really do not exist. There really not much of a nutritional difference as far as the quality of the food, the taste, or the nutritional composition. There are pros and cons to organic foods. When a food is organic, it means that it was farmed on a soil where no pesticides were used or, with animals where no antibiotics were added, no growth hormones. There would not be any MSG or artificial sweeteners or artificial colors or flavorings added to the foods. There would not be genetically-modified organisms or irradiation used in the processing. So that is good depending if you have certain food allergies and tolerances, you know that an organic food would be free of some of those aspects.

And then an organic food, though, is going to be a lot more expensive, so you want to make sure it is worth it for you, and I would say fruits and vegetables that, where you eat the skin, maybe then an organic food, like for grapes, pears, apples, something like that, because you are going to eat the skin. If you are going to throw away the skin, like for an orange, a banana, an avocado, maybe the organic is kind of a waste of your money. So it is your decision, and I think that with the guidelines, there is safety thresholds that the government has on pesticide use and even conventionally-farmed foods have to adhere to those guidelines. Generally the nutritional quality is the same, and organic foods, though, may have some benefits for some people.

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[geobeats]

YouTubers, Tell us your thoughts! Which do you purchase - organic or non-organic foods?

[robertamihai]

You are saying that rating food containg antibiotics and irradiated can cause side effects to pro le suffering of allergies only? Oh, my God!!!! The conventional food is

[myndy86]

If we look at one of the most recent studies, the French Agency for Food Safety (AFSSA) report, which suggests "organic plant products contain more dry matter and minerals (Fe, Mg)", which is consistent with most other studies. Then look at the % of Americans who do not get the recommended amounts of the nutrients(34.3% Fe, 68% Mg) ars.usda.gov/services/docs"dot­"htm?docid=11046

Then it would seem logical that organic would have a nutritional and health impact on those deficient Americans.

[myndy86]

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition "Organic food: nutritious food or food for thought?" Weight gain was greater in organically fed rats,mortality was lower at 9 weeks,incidence of degenerative diseases was lower. Lower mortality in organically fed rabbits. 2nd and 3rd generation rabbits from organically fed parents exhibited higher birth rates and more viable embryos. Infectious illnesses were less frequent in 2nd generation organically fed animals.

[myndy86]

"Organic crops contained significantly more vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus and significantly less nitrates than conventional crops. There were nonsignificant trends showing less protein but of a better quality and a higher content of nutritionally significant minerals with lower amounts of some heavy metals in organic crops compared to conventional ones." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/113275­­22

[myndy86]

"Organic crops contain fewer nitrates, nitrites and pesticide residues but, as a rule, more dry matter, vitamin C, phenolic compounds, essential amino acids and total sugars than conventional crops. Organic crops also contain statistically more mineral compounds and usually have better sensory and long-term storage qualities." onlinelibrary.wiley"dot"com/do ­i/10.1002/jsfa.3000/abstract

[myndy86]

"organic vegetables and fruits most likely contain more of these compounds than conventional ones, allowing for the possibility that organic plant foods may in fact benefit human health more than corresponding conventional ones." onlinelibrary.wiley"dot"com/do ­i/10.1002/jsfa.903/abstract

[myndy86]

"1/ organic plant products contain more dry matter and minerals (Fe, Mg); and contain more anti-oxidant micronutrients such as phenols and salicylic acid, 2/ organic animal products contain more polyunsaturated fatty acids""4/ 94–100% of organic food does not contain any pesticide residues, 5/ organic vegetables contain far less nitrates, about 50% less" agronomy-journal"dot"org/index ­.php?option=com_article&acces­s ­=doi&doi=10.1051/agro/2009019­& ­Itemid=129

[myndy86]

"A short review of such experiments shows that the majority of these tests revealed effects of the organically produced feed on health parameters such as reproductive performance and immune responses."" The science-based results suggest positive influences from organic feeds" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/203550­28 "Ecological food is tastier and contains more essential amino-acids, vitamin C, and micro-nutriments than usual food" ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/166101­89

[myndy86]

"A review of existing literature reveals that organic foods compared to conventionally produced foods seem to have a higher content of antioxidants in plant products and a higher content of fat-soluble vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids in animal products. Animal studies (among them, on rabbits and chickens) show higher fertility and less morbidity in animals fed organically.""when given a choice, animals prefer organic to conventionally produced fodder." ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/151951­59