Organic onions, carrots and potatoes do not have higher levels of healthful antioxidants
Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 13:00
in Health & Medicine
With the demand for organically produced food increasing, scientists are reporting new evidence that organically grown onions, carrots, and potatoes generally do not have higher levels of healthful antioxidants and related substances than vegetables grown with traditional fertilizers and pesticides. Their study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.