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Originally Posted by troutman
"nutrient deficient plant"?
http://www.quackwatch.org/01Quackery...s/organic.html
Organic foods are certainly not more nutritious [12]. The nutrient content of plants is determined primarily by heredity. Mineral content may be affected by the mineral content of the soil, but this has no significance in the overall diet. If essential nutrients are missing from the soil, the plant will not grow. If plants grow, that means the essential nutrients are present. Experiments conducted for many years have found no difference in the nutrient content of organically grown crops and those grown under standard agricultural conditions. |
are they using the same seed source for their comparison? i bet they are. seeds have been bred for centuries to acquire/eliminate wanted/unwanted characteristics. conventional seeds have been bred for their fruit to last longer during transportation over thousands of km's, they have been bred for uniformity for packaging purposes and they have been bred for uniformity for harvesting as well. if you use the same seed source (genetics) then i can totally see why they get these results.
i'd like to see a study that compares an heirloom variety vs it's conventional cousin. that's where you will see the genetic and nutritional diversity.