Mineral Content: Organic vs Conventional
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Comparative analysis of the nutrient content of organic and non-organic food. The regular rows are organic produce, italicized rows are conventional produce.
You should be able to see clearly how the organic produce will nourish you, while the conventional, industrial, fertilizer-pushed foods are hollow, devoid of nutrients. While to products may look good, they do not contain nutrients you seek.
Crop | Calcium | Magnesium | Potassium | Sodium | Thiamin | Iron | Copper |
Snap Beans Organic | 40.5 | 60.0 | 99.7 | 8.6 | 60.0 | 227.0 | 69.0 |
Snap Beans | 15.5 | 14.8 | 29.1 | <1.0 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 |
Cabbage Organic | 60.0 | 43.6 | 148.3 | 20.4 | 13.0 | 94.0 | 48.0 |
Cabbage | 17.5 | 15.6 | 53.7 | <1.0 | 2.0 | 20.0 | <1.0 |
Lettuce Organic | 71.0 | 49.3 | 175.5 | 12.2 | 169.0 | 516.0 | 60.0 |
Lettuce | 16.0 | 13.1 | 53.7 | <1.0 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
Tomatoes Organic | 23.0 | 59.2 | 148.0 | 6.5 | 68.0 | 1938.0 | 53.0 |
Tomatoes | 4.5 | 4.5 | 58.6 | <1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | <1.0 |
Spinach Organic | 96.0 | 203.9 | 257.0 | 69.5 | 117.0 | 1584.0 | 32.0 |
Spinach | 47.5 | 46.9 | 84.0 | <1.0 | 1.0 | 19.0 | <1.0 |
All numbers represent Milliequivalents per 100 grams, dry weight.