This has been the conclusion of the study published in the British Journal of Nutrition and which has been carried out by a team of researchers from the Washington State University (USA).
Ecological or organic agriculture, which champions the cultivation of food without using synthetic chemicals to fertilize the soil, or pesticides to combat pests , has higher production costs than normal, so the market price for obtaining a healthy and rich product is usually superior.
The researchers analyzed 343 previous studies on organic farming in order to find out if organic crops are nutritionally superior and beneficial to health than those grown in traditional agriculture. The conclusions speak for themselves: organic products have more antioxidants (between 18 and 69% more), fewer pesticides (between 10 and 100% less) and less cadmium (about half) . Cadmium, like pesticide residues, can accumulate in the consumer's body and be harmful to health.
According to the authors of this study that defends the benefits of organic products, there is already enough data to ensure that the differences in the amount of antioxidants, pesticides and cadmium are due to the type of agricultural technique .
