Organically grown tomatoes are more nutritious in some ways than the conventionally grown variety, a new study from Brazil suggests. The results show that organically grown tomatoes, while smaller, have higher levels of vitamin C as well as more plant phenols, a class of compounds that act as antioxidants,...
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A Brazilian study compared the weights and properties of tomatoes from organic and traditional farms. Organic tomatoes were about 40% smaller, but contained higher concentrations of Vitamin C, sugars and lycopene, an anti-oxidant compound.
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