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Systematic review of differences in nutrient content of organically and conventionally produced food

Project Code: L01X01

12/05/2010

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Dangour, A ;
Food Standards Agency
Dodhia, S;
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM)
Hayter, A; Aikenhead, A; Allen, E; Uauy, R; Lock, K;

There is currently no independent authoritative statement on the nature and importance of differences in content of nutrients and other nutritionally relevant substances (nutrients and other substances) in organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs. This systematic review of the available published literature was designed to seek to determine the size and relevance to health of any differences in content of nutrients and other substances in organically and conventionally produced crops and livestock products. This review does not address contaminant content (such as herbicide, pesticide and fungicide residues) of organically and conventionally produced foodstuffs or the environmental impacts of organic and conventional agricultural practices.

This research was split into two separate parts, one of which looked at differences in nutrient levels and their significance, while the other looked at the health benefits of eating organic food

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