Organic Buying Club of So. Fla.

Organic vs. Conventional Produce
The diagram shows a comparative analysis of the nutrient content of organic and nonorganic
food from the Firman Bear Report, Rutgers University.

Nutrient content for both :  Calcium    Magnesium   Potassium    Sodium    Thiamine    Iron    Copper
Snap Beans Organic               40.5            60                99.7           8.6            60     227       69
Snap Beans Conventional      15.5         14.8                29.1             1             2            10         3

Cabbage Organic                     60           43.6              148.3        20.4           13           94       48
Cabbage Conventional          17.5           15.6               53.7             1              2           20      1

Lettuce Organic                     71           49.3               175.5        12.2           169         516       60
Lettuce Conventional            16           13.1              53.7         1             1           9 3

Tomatoes Organic                  23           59.2              148         6.5            68       1938       53
Tomatoes Conventional         4.5            4.5                58.6          1           1     1         1

Spinach Organic                       96        203.9            257         69.5         117       1584      32
Spinach Conventional          47.5           46.9                84           1           1          19       1