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Organically grown produce provides our families with more nutrition than conventionally grown!

If you’re buying your food from commercial sources, such as a grocery store, take a look at the difference in the quality of conventional versus organic food.

Food	Percentage ofDry Weight		Mill-equivalents per 100 grams Dry Weight				Trace Elements Parts per Million Dry Weight
	Total Ash Mineral	Phosphorus	Calcium	Magnesium	Potassium		Iron	Manganese		Copper
SNAP BEANS
Organic	10.45	0.36	40.5	60	99.7		227	60		69
Commercial	4.04	0.22	15.5	14.8	29.1		10	2
CABBAGE
Organic	10.38	0.38	60	43.6	148.3		94	13
Commercial	6.12	0.18	17.5	13.6	33.7		20	2		0.4	0
LETTUCE
Organic	24.48	0.43	71	49.3	176.5		516	169		60	0.19
Commercial	7.01	0.22	16	13.1	53.7		9	1			0
TOMATOES
Organic	14.2	0.35	23	59.2	148.3		1938	68		53	0.63
Commercial	6.07	0.16	4.5	4.5	58.8		1	1		0	0
SPINACH
Organic	28.56	0.52	96	203.9	23.7		1584	117		32	0.25
Commercial	12.38	0.27	47.5	46.9	24.6		49	1		0.3	0.02

Rutgers University Study Comparing Organic versus Commercially Grown Foods

submitted by Dr. Gary Farr

6 Responses to “Rutgers University Study: Organic vs Conventional Produce”

1. Adam Jones Says:
   May 3rd, 2011 at 1:22 am

   Wow that is a big difference it just shows organic is always best

2. Peter Says:
   November 12th, 2011 at 10:43 am

   Can you provide a link to the actual table used above in this post? I’ve searched Rutger’s website but can’t locate it.

3. Jennifer P. Says:
   November 14th, 2011 at 2:11 pm

   Do you have a link to view the entire chart? It looks like the picture above is only a portion of the information. Would be neat to see all the figures.

   Thanks!

4. Tamara Says:
   November 14th, 2011 at 2:56 pm

   Thanks for this! I’ll pass it along.

5. Amy Says:
   November 14th, 2011 at 4:07 pm

   That looks interesting, but the right side of the table is cut off. Do you have a link that would show the whole thing? and possibly more information about the study itself?

   Thank you!

   Amy

6. admin Says:
   November 14th, 2011 at 5:55 pm

   Yes, the chart seems to have cut off on our site. It has been a while since I posted this chart so I must find the actual study and source I have, however, in the meantime you can see the complete chart at http://www.becomehealthynow.com/article/foodfacts/318. Thanks for following eco-gardeners.com and let me know if you have further questions/comments. -Annette

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