Does organic food have more vitamins than nonorganic food? Aside from the issue of pesticides there's the claim that organic food has more nutrients, vitamins and minerals than nonorganic food: > Organic food is known to contain 50% more nutrients, minerals and vitamins than produce that has been intensively farmed. > \-- source Given either the US certification or the EU certification for organic food is there evidence that an average organic apple has more nutrients, minerals and vitamins than a nonorganic one? Does it differ between different vegetables and fruits?

In a word, no. There have been no studies to show significant differences in vitamin levels between organinc and conventionally grown foods. The largest discrepency for vitamin levels (not mineral) is due to preparation, processing and shipment methods.

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(I could dig out the specific studies if necessary, though they are well cited in the above article)

As an addition, since there have been additional studies in the meantime the biggest difference appears to be on the specific crop, and the specific field.

> After 10 years, the researchers found that tomatoes raised in the organic plots contained significantly higher levels of certain antioxidant compounds.
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> But this is one study of one vegetable in one field. And when the Stanford researchers looked at their broad array of studies, which included lots of different crops in different situations, they found no such broad pattern.

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