May 14, 2009
Current data from on and between farm comparisons conducted
over several growing seasons suggest that there is no simple answer to the
organic vs. conventional comparison. The effects of the cultivation system are
often obscured by other environmental and genetic factors. However in all the
research reported, the organic cultivation system performed as well as the
conventional system. Thus, organic produce is not likely to be inferior to that
produced by conventional methods [MORE].
J. Lynne
Brown, Professor of Food Science, Penn State University
More on nutritional aspects of organic food from the Institute of Food Technologists: Scientific Status Summary - Organic Food
Organic Food Not Nutritionally Better Than Conventionally-produced Food, Review Of Literature Shows. ScienceDaily (July 30, 2009) — There is no evidence that organically produced foods are nutritionally superior to conventionally produced foodstuffs, according to a study published July 29 in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
