Sentences with phrase «organic crops contained»

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Research shows that organic crops «contain significantly more vitamin C, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus» than conventionally grown crops.

Other shifts include the USDA issuing a directive saying that farmers could use pesticides on organic crops if «after a reasonable effort» they determined it didn't contain any chemicals restricted by the organic labeling rule.

This previous study — also published in the British Journal of Nutrition — showed that organic crops and crop - based foods are up to 60 % higher in a number of key antioxidants than conventionally - grown crops and contained less of the toxic metal cadmium.

His group's study also found that conventionally grown farm crops are four times more likely than organic crops to contain pesticide residues.

Dr Bügel says: «No systematic differences between cultivation systems representing organic and conventional production methods were found across the five crops so the study does not support the belief that organically grown foodstuffs generally contain more major and trace elements than conventionally grown foodstuffs.»

While crops harvested from organically managed fields sometimes contain pesticide residues, the levels are usually 10-fold to 100-fold lower in organic food, compared to the corresponding, conventionally grown food.