Organic and Conventional Comparisons

What have scientists determined in their research about the quality, nutritional characteristics and production practices used in organic agriculture? Below are summaries of peer-reviewed studies by international scientists and researchers comparing organic and conventional methods of agriculture. Each link provides a summary of the background and methodology, findings, and lists the full reference for further reading. Descriptions about the scientific findings and conclusions are those of the original author, and not this project.

Article Listing:

• Organic Foods: Health Facts
• Quality of Organic Animal Products
• Meat Quality of Organic and Conventional Pigs
• Fatty Acids in Meat, Antioxidants and Meat Quality
• Organic Food: Good Food-Good Medicine
• Organic Farming and Food Assertions in the UK
• Organic Foods and Swedish Consumers
• Organic Food: Nutritious Food?
• Organic and Conventional Foods
• Organic and Conventional Foods: Nutritional Value and Food Safety
• Fast Food / Organic Food
• Organic Farming and Human Health
• Quality of Organic and Conventional Plant Foods
• Nutrition and Biodynamics