Study could give organics a boost

Is organically grown food scientifically better for nutrition than conventionally grown produce?

Long has this question been vehemently debated with theory.

Thanks to a $25 million, four-year study going on in the United Kingdom, we may have some concrete answers soon.

According to a short story from The Independent in London, the European Union-funded study into the difference between organic and ordinary farming has shown that organic foods have far more nutritional value.

Researchers at a 725-acre farm in northeast England have been growing conventional and organic varieties and found that organic fruit and vegetables contained up to 40 percent more antioxidants than conventionally farmed produce.

Early findings also indicate the organic milk contains 60 percent more antioxidants and desirable fatty acids than ordinary milk.

Organic potatoes, kiwi fruit and carrots were found to be higher in vitamin C than their chemically-farmed counterparts, while organic lettuce, spinach and cabbage showed higher levels of minerals and antioxidants.

Though study’s findings haven’t yet been reviewed by a peer journal, full details should be released next year.

Cool.