State of Science :: Nutritional Quality

 

"Nutritional Superiority of Plant-Based Organic Foods" Presentation at Ecofarm 2009
January 2009

Author(s): Dr. Charles Benbrook
Chief Scientist
The Organic Center

Well over 100 studies have been published comparing the nutrient content of organic and conventional food grown on similar soils in the same region. The results show that organic foods are nutritionally superior in about two-thirds of the "matched pair" cases, and moreover, the magnitude of the differences clearly favor organic production systems.

Nutritional Quality Powerpoint, pdf file

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