Food Conscious: Is organic better? It depends. My opinion!!!!!!

This article is great! It is very much what I am looking for. The only thing that would make this article better for me is if was about organic/natural products and material items, not food. It was very interesting to see how many tests were being and have been done and what the results are. I think the most ideal test would be having the same type of fruit/veggie be planted and taken care of in the same way. One would be organic and the other inorganic, but they would get the same amount of water, sunlight, air exposure and time to grow. That test I think would be effective. This article was very interesting and was good for what I am studying.

Food Conscious: Is organic better? It depends. NOTES!!!

Notes
~experiments were poorly planned-too small of quantities used, different areas of growing
~older experiments proved, or seemed to prove, organic food was healthier-wishful thinking
~lots of talk about organic produce, seems trendy to be and seems to have more nutrients
~studies in United Kingdom showed that antioxidant levels were higher in organic foods than in
inorganic
~one study showed that organic dried tomatoes had more, (79%-97%) antioxidants that
inorganic
~similar results occurred when tests were done on different types of berries and kiwis
~technology has improved, giving more accurate readings
~Trend: organic foods have more nutrients and a better for the environment
~nutrient levels depend on the fruit or veggie, type, ripeness when picked, how they were kept,
how long they have been stored are what determine the nutrient levels
~some fruits/veggies have more nutrients than other varieties of the same fruit/veggie
~most fruits and veggies have different varieties that seem the same, (ex., yellow onions can
vary in what type of yellow onion)
~market foods have had studies done that prove they have lost nutrients
~some research has been done unfairly, inorganic frozen vs. unfrozen organic
~organic canned sauces had same nutrient as inorganic
~nutrition is lost in processing foods, organic and inorganic
~organic farms use more organic and natural fertilizers, making the foods grown in them more
likely to have more antioxidants
~organic truths-healthier lands and less pesticides
~buy locally grown food, fresh and cook yourself are the only ways to get the most bang for your
buck and the most nutrition