According to a latest report by the French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA), organic food is of better quality than conventional food, with fewer pesticides and nitrates (substances associated with a range of health problems, including diabetes and Alzheimer's disease). Shane Heaton, a nutritionist in Australian ecological agriculture, believes that this study has conducted a relatively adequate and rigorous assessment of the nutrition and quality of organic food. This study also found that organic food contains higher levels of minerals and antioxidants, along with many other benefits. This directly contradicts another assessment recently published and commissioned by the UK Food Standards Agency, which was widely reported by the media as showing that organic food offers no more benefits than non-organic food. Shane Heaton's research, through data such as dry matter content, antioxidant content, pesticide levels, and nitrate levels, reached a fair conclusion: organic food surpasses conventional food in many respects.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
The key points of the French food safety agency's research are:Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
1. Organic plant products contain more dry matter (denser, more nutritious).Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
2. Organic plant products have higher mineral content.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
3. Organic plant products contain more antioxidants, such as phenols and salicylic acid (known to prevent cancer, heart disease, and other health problems).Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
4. There is insufficient evidence regarding carbohydrate, protein, and vitamin content.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
5. 94-100% of organic food contains no pesticide residues.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
6. Organic vegetables contain much less nitrate, approximately 50% less (high nitrate levels are associated with a range of health problems, including diabetes and various types of dementia).Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
7. Organic grains contain the same mycotoxins as conventional grains.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
8. Organically raised cattle have more lean meat and more unsaturated fatty acids than conventional cattle.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/
9. Organic chicken contains only one-half to one-third of the fat of conventional chicken, and its content of n-3 fatty acids (reported to have anti-cancer effects and other health benefits) is significantly higher than that of conventional chicken.Artikel berasal dariFOFCC-http://fofcc.org.cn/ms/11206/