Hello everybody, I have heard a lot about people saying and talking about organic foods. I would like to know that what are the benefits of eating them and what are the various types organic foods……….like which one are better for the body and good supplements too.

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Actually, other than piece of mind, Nothing. The actual nutritional value of a food is not higher or lower because it was grown organically. I am just speaking about fruits and veggies.
Some say organic tastes better- That is due more to picking when ripe and not because it is organic. You are usually paying a lot more for organic so it has become big business and is now become more of a buzzword than anything.
Some think it is better for the environment- Look up the actual effects of growing organically, it may surprise you.

Actually, other than piece of mind, Nothing. The actual nutritional value of a food is not higher or lower because it was grown organically. I am just speaking about fruits and veggies.

Actually, new studies are showing there is a difference between organic and conventional food. Check out the wikipedia article on organic food:


The biggest study ever of organic food was completed in 2007[48] and found that organic fruit and vegetables contain up to 40% more antioxidants than conventional equivalents, and that the figure was 60% for organic milk. The 4-year study was funded by the European Union and was the largest of its kind ever undertaken.[49]

A 2001 study by researchers at Washington State University concluded, under judgement by a panel of tasters, that organic apples were sweeter. Along with taste and sweetness, the texture as well as firmness of the apples were also rated higher than those grown conventionally. These differences are attributed to the greater soil quality resulting from organic farming techniques compared to those of conventional farming.[50]

Some studies have shown higher nutrient levels in organic fruit and vegetables compared with conventionally grown products. However, due to the difficulty with designing such experiments, the evidence was not considered conclusive([51]) until the release of the University of Sheffield study in 2007 (see above).

A 2002 meta-analysis (a review of all past studies on the subject) found no proof that organic food offers greater nutritional values, more consumer safety or any distinguishable difference in taste.[52][53][54][55]

A new report published in March 2008 by The Organic Center, which promotes organic food, claims that organic food is on average 25% more nutritious than conventional food.[56]


Some think it is better for the environment- Look up the actual effects of growing organically, it may surprise you.

Ok, let's see:

A study published in 2002 showed that "Organically grown foods consistently had about one-third as many residues as conventionally grown foods."[29][30]

And:

Several surveys and studies have attempted to examine and compare conventional and organic systems of farming. The general consensus across these surveys[4][5] is that, in the short term, organic farming is less damaging for the following reasons:

* Organic farms do not consume or release synthetic pesticides into the environment — some of which have the potential to harm soil, water and local terrestrial and aquatic wildlife.
* Organic farms are better than conventional farms at sustaining diverse ecosystems, i.e., populations of plants and insects, as well as animals.
* When calculated either per unit area or per unit of yield, organic farms use less energy and produce less waste, e.g., waste such as packaging materials for chemicals.

However, many critics of organic farming methods believe that the increased land needed to farm organic food could potentially destroy the rainforests and wipe out many ecosystems.[6] [7]

So organic farming could potentially wipe out ecosystems but conventional farming has already wiped out ecosystems (Chemical fertilizer is considered the prime cause of dead zones around the world. [1])

Yep, pretty surprising that we haven't switched to more organic farming!

I can provide all the sources cited - they are all listed on wikipedia though.

We could go back and forth playing "study" ping-pong.

I can cite many sources about the myths of what Orgainc farming is today. Don't fool yourself, it is just big business.

If you want quality, do not look for the Organic label, look for items that are locally grown. I belong to a farmer's co-op and all of my fruit and veggies come from it. Some are organic some are not but they are local and I'm proud that my dollars are going into helping the small farmer.

We could go back and forth playing "study" ping-pong.

I'm always up for that! Let's see the recent studies that show that organic farming is worse than conventional farming - both for the person eating the food and for the environment. I don't recall studies that show that it is certainly worse.


I can cite many sources about the myths of what Orgainc farming is today. Don't fool yourself, it is just big business.

You are talking about "industrial organic". I'm being more inclusive. I don't think agribusiness is the way to go at all. But if we are going to do agribusiness, I think that it should at least be organic.


If you want quality, do not look for the Organic label, look for items that are locally grown. I belong to a farmer's co-op and all of my fruit and veggies come from it. Some are organic some are not but they are local and I'm proud that my dollars are going into helping the small farmer.

80% of my fruits, vegetables and dairy comes from my local AND organic farms - some are not yet "certified" but they don't use chemicals. Another 10% of my produce as well as eggs comes from my own organic operation at my house. The rest is grocery store bought organic from as close as possible to home. I'm also proud that I am helping the small farmer and the organic agribusiness farmer when I don't have a choice.

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I'm not 100% certain what organic means anymore, since it seems just about everything comes in an "organic" version nowadays. The only thing I can tell you is what my box of Flax Plus cereal says:


No synthetic pesticides
No synthetic herbicides
No preservatives or additives
Less soil erosion
Less groundwater pollution
Improved farm biodiversity


I don't know if I agree with the groundwater assessment. There may be less unnatural chemicals entering the groundwater; however, the very natural bacteria of e-coli can enter the ground water from organic farms and we all know how shitty e-coli poisoning is.

Shitty! ha! Get it!?

Ok, not that funny.