[SustainableTompkins] Organic Veggies & Milk Healthier

[Jon Bosak]

Eggs, too.

The October/November issue of Mother Earth News has a study the
magazine did comparing the nutritional values of eggs from
free-range (pasture-fed) hens vs. those from caged hens.
The eggs from pasture-fed hens averaged 7 times more beta
carotene, 2/3 more vitamin A, 3 times more vitamin E, and 2 times
more omega-3s than the eggs from caged hens.  They also had 1/3
less cholesterol and 1/4 less saturated fat.

Jon


Katie Quinn-Jacobs wrote:
> Found this on The Guardian, it'll be interesting to see the results when 
> the full study is published.
> 
> -- Katie Q-J
> 
> 
>   Organic food is healthier: study
> 
>     *
>           o Ian Sample <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/iansample>,
>             science correspondent
>           o The Guardian <http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian>
>           o Monday October 29 2007
> 
> Some organic foods, including fruit, vegetables and milk, may be more 
> nutritious than non-organic produce, according to an investigation by 
> British scientists.
> 
> Early results from a £12m study showed that organic fruit and vegetables 
> contained up to 40% more antioxidants than non-organic varieties, 
> according to Professor Carlo Leifert at Newcastle University, who leads 
> the EU-funded Quality Low Input Food project.
> 
> Larger differences were found in milk, with organic varieties containing 
> more than 60% more antioxidants and healthy fatty acids, he said.
> 
> Antioxidant-rich food is often promoted as healthier because in lab 
> tests the compounds neutralise free radicals that are thought to 
> contribute to ageing.
> 
> The findings contradict advice from the Food Standards Agency, which 
> maintains there is no scientific evidence to suggest organic food is 
> healthier.
> 
> During the four-year project, Prof Leifert's team, which is based at the 
> university's Tesco centre for organic agriculture, reared cattle and 
> grew fruit and vegetables on adjacent organic and non-organic sites 
> across Europe, including a 725-acre farm attached to the university. The 
> full results of the study will be released in full over the next 12 months.
> 
> "What we're really interested in is finding out why there is so much 
> variability ... What in the agricultural system gives a higher 
> nutritional content and less of the baddies in the food?" Prof Leifert said.
>