Eggs, too. The October/November issue of Mother Earth News has a study the magazine did comparing the nutritional values of eggs from free-range (pasture-fed) hens vs. those from caged hens. The eggs from pasture-fed hens averaged 7 times more beta carotene, 2/3 more vitamin A, 3 times more vitamin E, and 2 times more omega-3s than the eggs from caged hens. They also had 1/3 less cholesterol and 1/4 less saturated fat.
Jon Katie Quinn-Jacobs wrote: > Found this on The Guardian, it'll be interesting to see the results when > the full study is published. > > -- Katie Q-J > > > Organic food is healthier: study > > * > o Ian Sample <http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/iansample>, > science correspondent > o The Guardian <http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian> > o Monday October 29 2007 > > Some organic foods, including fruit, vegetables and milk, may be more > nutritious than non-organic produce, according to an investigation by > British scientists. > > Early results from a £12m study showed that organic fruit and vegetables > contained up to 40% more antioxidants than non-organic varieties, > according to Professor Carlo Leifert at Newcastle University, who leads > the EU-funded Quality Low Input Food project. > > Larger differences were found in milk, with organic varieties containing > more than 60% more antioxidants and healthy fatty acids, he said. > > Antioxidant-rich food is often promoted as healthier because in lab > tests the compounds neutralise free radicals that are thought to > contribute to ageing. > > The findings contradict advice from the Food Standards Agency, which > maintains there is no scientific evidence to suggest organic food is > healthier. > > During the four-year project, Prof Leifert's team, which is based at the > university's Tesco centre for organic agriculture, reared cattle and > grew fruit and vegetables on adjacent organic and non-organic sites > across Europe, including a 725-acre farm attached to the university. The > full results of the study will be released in full over the next 12 months. > > "What we're really interested in is finding out why there is so much > variability ... What in the agricultural system gives a higher > nutritional content and less of the baddies in the food?" Prof Leifert said. > _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
